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American Jewish Voting Patterns

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This is part of an independent research project on US/Israel relations. I am not affiliated with any company or organization, and I am making no money from this project. I am simply a high school student trying to do a research paper. Thank you very much for participating in this survey.
Is support for Israel the number 1 factor in deciding whom you vote for for president?
Yes
No
Not Sure
Is support for Israel the number 1 factor in deciding which Congressional candidates you vote for?
Yes
No
Not Sure
Is support for Israel one of the top five factors in deciding whom you vote for president?
Yes
No
Not Sure
Is support for Israel one of the top five factors in deciding which Congressional candidates you vote for?
Yes
No
Not Sure
If you were a Bush supporter and would have otherwise voted for him in the 2000 election, might you have changed your vote and voted for Gore/Lieberman because Lieberman is Jewish? (If you were a Gore supporter, then would you have voted for Bush if Lieberman were Bush's vice presidential candidate?)
Yes
No
Not Sure
Before voting, you look over the candidates’ voting records, and you are happy with the way your current representative has voted on most issues and decide to vote to re-elect him. You notice a red flag, however: he proposed cutting off US aide to Israel until Israel withdraws from the territories. Do you still vote for him?
Yes
No
Not Sure
Would you ever petition the US government to do something to help Israel even if you felt it went against the interests of the United States to do so? (Assume that Israel's existence is not seriously at stake and about to go down if America does not intervene, as was possibly the case in 1973).
Yes
No
Not Sure
How often do you write to your elected leaders urging them to take a certain position on an issue regarding Israel?
Frequently (on a regular basis, not less than once a year)
Occasionally (I did once or twice when I saw an appeal in the Jewish Exponent)
Never
How often do you give money to AIPAC or other similar organizations (pro-Israel lobbyist or political action groups)?
Frequently (on a regular basis, not less than once a year)
Occasionally (I may have once or twice)
Never
Other (please specify)
Do you think President Bush is doing the right thing by refusing to meet with Arafat?
Yes
No
Not Sure
Do you think Israel should withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza?
Yes
No
Not Sure
Do you think the US should put more pressure on Israel to withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza?
Yes
No
Not Sure
If you could vote in Israel’s next prime minister election, for whom would you be most likely to vote?
Sharon
Netanyahu
Peres
Barak
Not Sure
Other
For whom did you vote (or intend to vote, in the case that a discrepancy occured in casting your ballot) in the 2000 Presidential Election?
Al Gore
George W. Bush
Ralph Nader
Pat Buchanan
Didn't vote
Other (please specify)
Location (US State)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachussetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Denomination of Judaism
Reform
Reconstructionist
Conservative
Orthodox
Chasidic
Lubavitch
Chareidi
Unaffiliated
Not Jewish
Other (please specify)
This poll was created on 2002-06-01 00:12:31 by laurareznick