Support for US President Joe Biden among Arab American voters has fallen threefold compared to the previous election season due to his position in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, a study by the Arab American Institute shows.
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The survey, with 900 respondents, was conducted in four US states considered “key” by the researchers: Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
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“President Biden continues to receive less than 20% of the Arab-American vote, a sharp contrast to the nearly 60% of the Arab-American vote received in 2020,” the publication said.
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In absolute numbers, the researchers estimated the Democratic candidate’s losses in four states at 177 thousand votes, including 91 thousand in Michigan alone.
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According to a survey, about a third of Arab-American voters are ready to vote for Republican candidate Donald Trump.
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On its website, the institute estimates the Arab-American population at 3.7 million, out of a total U.S. population of 342 million.
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The main reason for the drop in Biden’s popularity from 59% to 18%, sociologists call the war in the Gaza Strip, where the US President continues to provide military and diplomatic support to Israel, despite numerous casualties among Palestinian civilians.
