Jews overwhelmingly backed Clinton, exit poll shows

No religious group showed less enthusiasm for Donald Trump than the Jews.

According to the New York Times exit polls, only 18 percent of respondents voted for the GOP candidate, compared to 74 percent who voted for the Democrats’ Hillary Clinton.

Voters cast their ballots in the presidential election at the East Midwood Jewish Center polling station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on November 8, 2016. (AFP/ ANGELA WEISS)
Voters cast their ballots in the presidential election at the East Midwood Jewish Center polling station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on November 8, 2016. (AFP/ ANGELA WEISS)

This is the lowest Jewish turnout for a Republican since 1996, when Bob Dole brought in 19 percent, pundits say.

— Raphael Ahren

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