ISRAEL: Absentee voting exit polls
ISRAEL: Americans in Israel Absentee voting exit polls
The exit polls show a very strong preference for John McCain over Barack Obama. The polls, carried out and analyzed by Keevoon, a Jerusalem-based research, strategy and communications firm, indicate that 76% of the polled voters in Israel said they voted for Republican candidate John McCain; 24% said they cast their ballot in favor the Democrat, Barack Obama.
The information is based on data collected from 817 absentee voters at several voting events in Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv as well as an online survey. A few interesting figures about the voters:
A clear correlation was noted between religious observance and voting pattern.
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October 31st, 2008 at 3:39 am
[...] ISRAEL: Absentee voting exit polls ISRAEL: Americans in Israel Absentee voting exit polls The exit polls show a very strong preference for John McCain over Barack Obama. The polls, carried out and analyzed by Keevoon, a Jerusalem-based research, strategy and communications firm, indicate that 76% of the polled voters in Israel said they voted for Republican candidate John McCain; 24% said they cast their ballot in favor the Democrat, Barack Obama. The information is based on data collected from 817 absentee voters at several voting events in Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv as well as an online survey. A few interesting figures about the voters: A clear correlation was noted between religious observance and voting pattern. Turnout among young voters ages 18 to 34 was high (37%) 31% were first-time voters 25% have lived in Israel for more than 15 years, 33% less than one year 52% are also Israeli citizens * Half are either independent or not registered with either party Exitparty_46% of Democrats crossed party lines to vote for McCain. Only 2% of Republicans voted for Obama. And 57% listed foreign policy (including Israel) as the most important factor in their consideration; 14% listed the economy; 7%, Iran; and 6%, the [...] [...]