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Florida’s Jewish voters: How political groups see tests ahead to court their vote

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Former U.S. Rep. Ron Klein steps down as chair of the Jewish Democratic Council of America .

Polling shows Jewish voters remained heavily supportive of Democrats , including Kamala Harris .

Klein termed the results of the 2024 elections “disappointing” but said neither he nor the organization is giving up on advancing its agenda.

The Republican Jewish Coalition says Republicans won the largest share of the Jewish vote since the 1980s .

It says Trump received 24% of the vote from Jewish voters in 2016 , 30% in 2020 and 32% in 2024 .

It’s an incomplete picture of Jewish voters, Sheskin said, adding there isn’t statistically valid evidence.

The Republican Jewish Coalition had a massive effort in key battleground states.

One clear area of strength for Republicans is in the Orthodox Jewish community.

The Jewish Electorate Institute’s post-election poll found 74% of Orthodox Jews supported Trump .

A former Broward Jewish Republican Club president says Jewish voters are “getting pretty disgusted with the Democrats .