Poll Watch: AJC Florida Survey of Jewish Voters

AJC Florida 2012 Poll of Jewish Voters

• Barack Obama 69% 
• Mitt Romney 25%

Do you approve or disapprove of President Obama's selection of Joe Biden as his vice-presidential running mate? 

• Strongly approve 49% 
• Somewhat approve 27% 
• Somewhat disapprove 3% 
• Strongly disapprove 11%

Do you approve or disapprove of Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate?

• Strongly approve 18% 
• Somewhat approve 12% 
• Somewhat disapprove 10% 
• Strongly disapprove 49%

How important to you is the choice of the vice-presidential running mate in deciding how you will vote in the 2012 presidential election?

• Very important 30% 
• Somewhat important 42% 
• Not too important 19% 
• Not at all important 8%

Please tell me whether you approve or disapprove of the way President Obama is handling the following issues:

National Security

• Strongly approve 52% 
• Somewhat approve 24% 
• Somewhat disapprove 10% 
• Strongly disapprove 12%

The Economy 

• Strongly approve 30% 
• Somewhat approve 34% 
• Somewhat disapprove 9% 
• Strongly disapprove 24%

Health Care

• Strongly approve 54% 
• Somewhat approve 15% 
• Somewhat disapprove 7% 
• Strongly disapprove 21%

U.S.-Israel Relations

• Strongly approve 31% 
• Somewhat approve 30% 
• Somewhat disapprove 9% 
• Strongly disapprove 24%

Immigration

• Strongly approve 35% 
• Somewhat approve 30% 
• Somewhat disapprove 12% 
• Strongly disapprove 17%

Energy Security

• Strongly approve 33% 
• Somewhat approve 25% 
• Somewhat disapprove 12% 
• Strongly disapprove 15%

Taxes

• Strongly approve 43% 
• Somewhat approve 26% 
• Somewhat disapprove 6% 
• Strongly disapprove 20%

Social Security

• Strongly approve 46% 
• Somewhat approve 25% 
• Somewhat disapprove 9% 
• Strongly disapprove 12%

Iran's Nuclear Program

• Strongly approve 28% 
• Somewhat approve 23% 
• Somewhat disapprove 11% 
• Strongly disapprove 25%

Church-State Issues

• Strongly approve 39% 
• Somewhat approve 21% 
• Somewhat disapprove 8% 
• Strongly disapprove 15%

Abortion

• Strongly approve 66% 
• Somewhat approve 14% 
• Somewhat disapprove 6% 
• Strongly disapprove 8%

What is your opinion of the way the Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is handling the US-Israel relationship? 

• Very favorable 31% 
• Somewhat favorable 41% 
• Somewhat unfavorable 13% 
• Very unfavorable 8%

How concerned are you about the prospect of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons?

• Very concerned 79% 
• Somewhat concerned 15% 
• Not too concerned 4% 
• Not concerned at all 2%

How likely do you think it is that a combination of diplomacy and sanctions can stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons?

• Very likely 9% 
• Somewhat likely 34% 
• Somewhat unlikely 20% 
• Very unlikely 33%

If diplomacy and sanctions fail, would you support or oppose the United States taking military action against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons?

• Support strongly 49% 
• Support, not strongly 13% 
• Oppose, not strongly 8% 
• Oppose strongly 19%

If diplomacy and sanctions fail, would you support or oppose Israel taking military action against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons?

• Support strongly 60% 
• Support, not strongly 14% 
• Oppose, not strongly 6% 
• Oppose strongly 11%

Compared to one year ago, do you think prospects for Arab-Israeli peace have increased, decreased, or stayed the same?

• Increased 7%
• Decreased 33%
• Stayed the same 56%

Who do you think is mostly to blame for the failure to achieve an Arab-Israeli peace?

• The Palestinians 44%
• The Israelis 1%
• The Israelis and Palestinians are equally to blame 34%
• Someone else 13%

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Caring about Israel is a very important part of my being a Jew. 

• Agree strongly 66%
• Agree somewhat 20%
• Disagree somewhat 7%
• Disagree strongly 3%

Survey of 254 registered Jewish voters in Florida was conducted by QEV Analytics, September 7-9, 2012. Party ID: 57% Democrat; 16% Republican; 25% Independent. Political ideology: 34% Liberal; 12% Leaning Liberal; 31% Moderate or Middle of the Road; 6% Leaning Conservative; 14% Conservative.