Poll: Jews support Obama, but far less than in 2008

Tracking from June 1 – June 26 found that Jewish registered voters favored Obama over his Republican challenger by 68 percent to 25%. This represents similar support levels as the last Gallup poll, taken in April-June 2012, which found that 64% of Jews supported Obama while 29% supported Romney.

Though still overwhelmingly Democrat, US Jewish support for the the US president has dropped significantly since 2008 levels. The most recent Gallup poll shows a 12% decrease since since 2008 levels, when 74% of registers Jews supported Obama against then-Republican candidate John McCain.