Israelis Think Trump is Better for Israel's Interest
IDI conducted a short survey on the Israeli public opinions in relation to the upcoming elections for president in the US. Who do Israelis prefer, Harris or Trump? These are the results.
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We asked: “In terms of Israel’s interests, which of the two candidates for the US presidency would be better?” Nearly two-thirds of the total sample say former President Donald Trump is better for Israel's interest, compared to only 13% who say Vice President Kamala Harris is better, and 15.5% who maintain there is no difference between them.
In terms of Israel’s interests, which of the two candidates for the US presidency would be better? (%, total sample)
In the Jewish sample, the gap is even more significant: 72% think Trump is better for Israel's interests compared to 11% who think Harris is better. Among Arabs, the largest group of respondents (46%) maintains that there is no difference between the two, while the rest are divided, with a slight advantage for Trump (27% versus 22.5% for Harris).
In a segmentation of the Jewish sample according to political orientation, we found that on the Left, Harris has a clear advantage over Trump (42% vs. 29%), but among respondents who identified as Center or Right, Trump's advantage over Harris is much more significant (Center: Trump - 52%, Harris - 14%; Right: Trump – 90%, Harris – 3%).
When broken down by gender, the rate of those who think Harris is better for Israel is low and similar between women and men. However, men tend to favor Trump more than women.
In terms of Israel's interests, which of the two presidential candidates in the United States would be better? (%, women and men)
Segmentation by age shows dramatic differences. Among young people aged 18-34, an overwhelming majority thinks that Trump is better for Israel's interests than Harris (90% versus 2%). Among those aged 35-54, the proportion of those who say Trump is better is 71%, while 10.5% think Harris is better. Among adults aged 55 and over, 55% say Trump is better compared to 22% who say Harris is better.
This survey was prepared by the Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute. The survey was conducted via the internet and by telephone (to include groups that are under-represented on the internet) between 10/28/2024 and 11/3/2024, with 600 men and women interviewed in Hebrew and 150 in Arabic, constituting a nationally representative sample of the adult population in Israel aged 18 and over. The maximum sampling error was ±3.58% at a confidence level of 95%. Field work was carried out by the Dialogue Research and Polling Institute.