— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 2, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC — According to a new poll of Arab American voters released today, the Biden Administration’s handling of the crisis in Gaza has eroded Arab American support, resulting in a now evenly divided community with each party receiving 38% support. In the presidential race, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are virtually tied at 42% to 41%, respectively.
The poll, the Arab American Vote 2024, found that while Harris regained much of the support President Joe Biden lost after October 7th (see Special Poll: Domestic Implications of the Most Recent Breakout of Violence in Palestine/Israel), at 41%, she remains 18 points below Biden’s 2020 level of support with Arab American voters (59%).
The Arab American Institute (AAI) has conducted polls of Arab Americans for 30 years. As part of AAI’s voter education and mobilization work, Yalla Vote was launched as an integrated voter engagement project in 1998 and Yalla Vote tracking poll questions have helped inform policy priorities. The poll’s findings will have major implications for the 2024 elections, especially in key states with the highest concentration of Arab American voters.
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