ABSTRACT
Since the early 1970s, a growing number of observers have been convinced that the Jews are finally becoming Republican. Jews are considerably above the average income, and high income is still one of the best predictors of a Republican vote. One of the most striking findings is John Anderson's strength among Jews almost three times greater than among non-Jews. Jews were more likely than other Democrats to vote for Edward Kennedy, who had long been identified with Jewish causes such as Israel and Soviet Jewry. The Jewish vote is not as firmly liberal and Democratic as it once was, though it is stable and substantial at the sub-presidential level. Jewish Republicans disproportionately preferred Anderson early in the year, and when he first announced his independent candidacy, Anderson was the clear favorite among all Jews, scoring higher even than Kennedy. Realignment of the Jewish vote is theoretically a simple process—it requires only that Jews think like other people with similar incomes.
