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Presented By:John McLaughlin

McLaughlin & AssociatesJune 2019

National Survey:Anti-Semitism

In America

Project of the Center for Religious Freedom

MethodologyThis national survey was conducted

among 1,000 likely 2020 general election voters. All interviews were

conducted between May 13-16, 2019. The survey was conducted

online and invitations were distributed randomly within

predetermined geographic units. These units were structured to

correlate with actual voter turnout nationwide in a general election.

The sample of 1,000 likely general election voters has an accuracy of

+/- 3.1% at a 95% confidence interval. The numbers in this

presentation have been rounded and may not equal 100%.

2

How would you describe anti-Semitism?Verbatim Responses

34%

0.3%

2%

3%

9%

9%

44%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

Don't Know

Muslims/Middle-East

Hate Against Israel

Good/Positive (General)

Hate/Bigotry/Nazis

Bad/Negative (General)

Hate Against Jews

3

Opinion of Israel

4

Fav Unfav

Northeast 51 20

Midwest 48 21

South 52 21

West 51 24

Urban 51 22

Suburban 49 24

Rural 53 16

Liberal 44 27

Moderate 40 24

Conservative 66 14

Republican 66 15

Democratic 38 27

Independent 49 21

Non-College 45 21

College Graduate 56 22

White 57 20

African-American 30 22

Hispanic 40 27

Protestant 59 15

Catholic 42 27

Jewish 79 9

Atheist/Agnostic/Secular 42 25

Under 40 42 25

41-55 46 23

Over 55 62 17

Men 63 21

Women 40 21

Anti-Semitism More Frequent 61 21

Anti-Semitism Less Frequent 39 30

Don’t Know 30 12

51%

21%28%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Favorable Unfavorable No Opinion

Do you think it is in America’s interest to have Israel as its closest ally in the Middle East?

57%

15%

28%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Yes No Don't Know5

Yes No

Northeast 60 13

Midwest 59 11

South 57 15

West 52 21

Urban 54 15

Suburban 58 16

Rural 58 12

Liberal 53 18

Moderate 46 19

Conservative 71 8

Republican 70 11

Democratic 46 19

Independent 56 14

Non-College 56 15


White 62 12


Hispanic 47 22

Protestant 66 10

Catholic 52 17

Jewish 75 19


Under 40 45 19

41-55 56 16

Over 55 70 10

Men 70 15

Women 46 15



Don’t Know 37 8

Would you say the United States government supports Israel too often, about right or too little?

21%

40%

15%

24%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

Too Often About Right Too Little Don't Know6

Often Right Little

Northeast 22 41 14

Midwest 18 44 13

South 20 39 17

West 26 39 13

Urban 29 32 16

Suburban 20 43 13

Rural 16 44 16

Liberal 31 30 15

Moderate 19 36 12

Conservative 14 53 17

Republican 19 52 16

Democratic 25 28 15

Independent 20 43 12

Non-College 19 37 17

College Graduate 24 43 12

White 21 46 14

African-American 20 18 16

Hispanic 23 33 19

Protestant 14 46 16

Catholic 22 41 13

Jewish 18 48 22

Atheist/Agnostic/Secular 33 31 11

Under 40 21 29 18

41-55 28 35 11

Over 55 18 54 13

Men 25 50 14

Women 18 32 15

Anti-Semitism More Frequent 22 46 16

Anti-Semitism Less Frequent 27 35 15

Don’t Know 12 27 9

Knowing that anti-Semitism is prejudice and bias against Jews, is anti-Semitism happening more frequently or less frequently in the United States than it was 15 years ago?

7

More Less

Northeast 61 20

Midwest 60 20

South 60 22

West 56 27

Urban 59 24

Suburban 62 22

Rural 54 22

Liberal 69 20

Moderate 48 27

Conservative 62 20

Republican 56 25

Democratic 62 21

Independent 59 21

Non-College 53 24


White 61 21


Hispanic 64 22

Protestant 58 22

Catholic 58 25

Jewish 80 14


Under 40 53 29

41-55 54 25

Over 55 69 14

Men 66 20

Women 54 24



Don’t Know 0 0

59%

22% 18%

0%10%

20%

30%

40%50%

60%

70%

MoreFrequently

LessFrequently

Don't Know

Would you say anti-Semitism in the United States is more…?43%

37%

20%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Isolated Incidents Commonplace/Widespread

Don't Know

8

Isolated Common

Northeast 40 40

Midwest 46 31

South 42 40

West 41 38

Urban 39 43

Suburban 44 37

Rural 44 33

Liberal 37 49

Moderate 44 28

Conservative 47 35

Republican 50 35

Democratic 35 44

Independent 44 33

Non-College 39 37


White 45 37


Hispanic 35 43

Protestant 41 39

Catholic 47 34

Jewish 34 59


Under 40 39 39

41-55 43 37

Over 55 46 36

Men 47 39

Women 39 36



Don’t Know 34 6

Among the following, who is responsible for anti-Semitism?

(Accepted 2 Choices)37%

28%22%

35%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

MuslimExtremists

Right-WingExtremists

Left-WingExtremists

Don't Know

9

Muslim Right Left

Northeast 37 30 21

Midwest 38 26 22

South 39 27 24

West 33 31 20

Urban 34 37 20

Suburban 38 28 23

Rural 39 19 22

Liberal 27 47 14

Moderate 32 24 14


Republican 49 16 33

Democratic 27 40 13




White 42 28 25


Hispanic 26 31 19

Protestant 43 21 25

Catholic 39 25 23

Jewish 22 55 24


Under 40 32 33 19

41-55 33 28 19

Over 55 45 24 27

Men 46 33 30

Women 29 24 15




What’s the most significant cause of anti-Semitism in the United States today?

20%4%5%

8%9%11%

19%25%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Don’t KnowPro-Palestinian Feelings

OtherUsing Jews/Scapegoats

Econ. Issues/ResentmentAnti-Israel FeelingsMuslim Extremism

Religious Intolerance

10

The BDS movement is a movement to boycott, divest and sanction products and businesses in Israel in order to weaken and destroy Israel.

Would you say that support for the BDS movement against Israel is anti-Semitism?

53%

19%28%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Yes No Don't Know11

Yes No

Northeast 54 20

Midwest 57 12

South 54 18

West 45 27

Urban 52 23

Suburban 56 17

Rural 49 20

Liberal 50 23

Moderate 44 19

Conservative 64 15

Republican 62 18

Democratic 46 20

Independent 51 19

Non-College 50 19


White 56 19


Hispanic 53 19

Protestant 56 15

Catholic 50 24

Jewish 72 14


Under 40 45 21

41-55 47 21

Over 55 64 16

Men 60 22

Women 47 17



Don’t Know 26 14

Do you think the United States should assist Israel in opposing the international campaign to Boycott,

Divest and Sanction Israel?

48%

22%30%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Yes No Don't Know12

Yes No

Northeast 48 20

Midwest 48 20

South 48 23

West 47 27

Urban 47 24

Suburban 48 23

Rural 47 20

Liberal 44 28

Moderate 36 25

Conservative 62 15

Republican 62 17

Democratic 39 27

Independent 43 23

Non-College 46 21


White 52 19


Hispanic 42 28

Protestant 55 16

Catholic 43 26

Jewish 66 20


Under 40 39 26

41-55 44 26

Over 55 57 17

Men 59 20

Women 37 24



Don’t Know 23 15

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “Being anti-Israel is the new anti-Semitism.”

13

Agree Disagree

Northeast 51 23

Midwest 51 23

South 54 22

West 41 35

Urban 48 27

Suburban 52 25

Rural 47 22

Liberal 46 33

Moderate 41 24

Conservative 61 18

Republican 62 21

Democratic 44 29

Independent 44 25

Non-College 49 22


White 53 23


Hispanic 42 32

Protestant 54 20

Catholic 47 26

Jewish 57 44


Under 40 46 28

41-55 47 26

Over 55 55 22

Men 56 28

Women 44 23



Don’t Know 23 18

50%

25% 25%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Agree Disagree Don't Know

Is the systematic campaign to shut down pro-Israel speakers and events on college campuses acts of

anti-Semitism?54%

16%

30%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Yes No Don't Know14

Yes No

Northeast 56 16

Midwest 53 14

South 54 16

West 54 18

Urban 51 19

Suburban 56 16

Rural 53 14

Liberal 48 21

Moderate 43 19

Conservative 70 9

Republican 68 13

Democratic 46 18

Independent 49 18

Non-College 51 15


White 59 15


Hispanic 48 16

Protestant 60 12

Catholic 50 20

Jewish 67 18


Under 40 46 21

41-55 47 20

Over 55 66 9

Men 62 17

Women 47 15



Don’t Know 27 13

Opinion of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar

15

Fav Unfav

Northeast 26 38

Midwest 15 46

South 21 41

West 24 35

Urban 31 27

Suburban 18 45

Rural 17 46

Liberal 42 20

Moderate 14 34

Conservative 8 65

Republican 15 58

Democratic 34 21

Independent 13 44

Non-College 15 42


White 19 46


Hispanic 30 32

Protestant 16 44

Catholic 21 42

Jewish 25 65


Under 40 28 28

41-55 22 33

Over 55 14 57

Men 22 48

Women 20 33



Don’t Know 9 27

21%

40%

23%15%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Favorable Unfavorable No Opinion Never Heard Of

Do you think that the Democratic Party is doing enough to combat anti-Semitism in its own party?

22%

48%

30%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Yes No Don't Know16

Yes No

Northeast 23 47

Midwest 19 51

South 24 46

West 23 48

Urban 36 39

Suburban 18 52

Rural 16 50

Liberal 43 30

Moderate 14 44

Conservative 11 68

Republican 16 67

Democratic 38 29

Independent 12 50

Non-College 19 49


White 20 54


Hispanic 31 35

Protestant 18 54

Catholic 22 47

Jewish 24 67


Under 40 29 38

41-55 22 44

Over 55 16 59

Men 24 56

Women 21 41



Don’t Know 7 27

Are you Islamophobic if you criticize Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for her views on Israel?

14%

63%

23%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Yes No Don't Know17

Yes No

Northeast 21 57

Midwest 6 68

South 16 61

West 13 66

Urban 24 54

Suburban 11 67

Rural 8 66

Liberal 23 56

Moderate 8 60

Conservative 10 72

Republican 14 68

Democratic 18 57

Independent 7 66

Non-College 11 61


White 11 67


Hispanic 19 58

Protestant 11 64

Catholic 13 61

Jewish 15 73


Under 40 20 53

41-55 14 64

Over 55 7 73

Men 15 69

Women 13 58



Don’t Know 5 46

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has made many anti-Semitic statements over many years, including “Satanic Jews have infected the

whole world with poison and deceit” and “Hitler was a very great man.” Should politicians be denounced for appearing with Louis Farrakhan at

campaign events?

67%

14% 19%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Yes No Don't Know18

Yes No

Northeast 70 14

Midwest 72 10

South 64 15

West 65 15

Urban 64 19

Suburban 68 12

Rural 68 11

Liberal 70 14

Moderate 57 16

Conservative 74 11

Republican 74 14

Democratic 63 15

Independent 65 12

Non-College 64 15


White 74 10


Hispanic 62 15

Protestant 65 14

Catholic 66 14

Jewish 76 12


Under 40 58 18

41-55 60 19

Over 55 81 6

Men 77 11

Women 58 16



Don’t Know 43 9

Do you believe that it is true that in the Holocaust the Nazi Regime targeted and exterminated six million

European Jews?80%

8% 12%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Yes No Don't Know19

Yes No

Northeast 81 8

Midwest 84 4

South 77 10

West 79 9

Urban 77 11

Suburban 82 8

Rural 79 5

Liberal 83 10

Moderate 72 7

Conservative 85 6

Republican 83 8

Democratic 79 9

Independent 78 7

Non-College 76 9


White 84 6


Hispanic 76 12

Protestant 82 7

Catholic 76 11

Jewish 76 14


Under 40 70 13

41-55 76 10

Over 55 92 2

Men 86 7

Women 75 8



Don’t Know 56 4

Considering the reported attacks on places of worship, which places of worship in the United States do you think need security to protect themselves from a potential threat of gunmen or mass shootings?

(Accepted Multiple Responses)

67% 66% 62%

7%13%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Synagogues Churches Mosques None of theAbove

Don't Know

20

Synagogues Church Mosques

Northeast 68 67 62

Midwest 66 63 60

South 67 69 63

West 69 66 63

Urban 61 61 61

Suburban 72 71 67

Rural 65 63 54

Liberal 67 61 66

Moderate 65 64 62


Republican 65 69 57

Democratic 69 65 66




White 71 68 63


Hispanic 61 57 62

Protestant 69 74 62

Catholic 68 66 63

Jewish 84 59 71


Under 40 58 60 59

41-55 61 60 57

Over 55 80 77 68

Men 72 69 64

Women 63 64 60




Do you consider this cartoon to be anti-Semitic?

55%

25% 20%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Yes No Don't Know21

Yes No

Northeast 60 24

Midwest 55 24

South 57 24

West 47 31

Urban 58 25

Suburban 56 25

Rural 51 27

Liberal 54 32

Moderate 50 25

Conservative 61 20

Republican 59 24

Democratic 55 24

Independent 50 29

Non-College 56 22


White 53 28


Hispanic 64 18

Protestant 59 23

Catholic 54 24

Jewish 61 16


Under 40 60 19

41-55 52 33

Over 55 52 27

Men 54 31

Women 56 20



Don’t Know 39 21

The New York Times posted the cartoon of Donald Trump & Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on its website and then deleted it. Do you think the New York Times should be criticized for posting

this cartoon?

59%

27%

14%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Yes No Don't Know22

Yes No

Northeast 64 23

Midwest 61 24

South 62 24

West 48 38

Urban 58 28

Suburban 60 27

Rural 58 27

Liberal 54 36

Moderate 49 31

Conservative 73 15

Republican 75 18

Democratic 52 33

Independent 50 31

Non-College 59 26


White 61 26


Hispanic 59 31

Protestant 67 20

Catholic 60 25

Jewish 61 26


Under 40 54 29

41-55 61 29

Over 55 63 24

Men 63 28

Women 56 27



Don’t Know 41 23

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