Detroit Jewish Voters Cast 44 Pct.
of Ballots for. Nixon, Survey Shows
10—Friday, Nov. 17, 1972
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The metropolitan Detroit ceived only 12 per cent of Nixon and 66 per cent to Lester L. Wolff of New Nork
Jewish community gave 55 the vote. In 1972 he received McGovern. with 1 per cent City: Sidney R. Yates of Chi-
McGov- cago: Joshua Eilberg of
per cent of its vote to Sen. 34 per cent against
for "others."
WILSON CRISSMAN CADILLAC
George McGovern and 44 ern's 66. Kelley got 75 per
With most votes tabulated, Philadelphia, and Sam Steig-
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per cent to President Nixon cent of the vote.
RES. 442-4834
the total vote for Nixon was er, who is a Republican.
1350 N. WOODWARD, BIRMINGHAM
in the Nov. 7 election, ac-
In Southfield, a sample 60 per cent and McGovern
Newly elected were Eliza-
cording to a survey of 23, representing a combination 38 per cent.
beth Holtzman of Brooklyn,
"Jewish precincts," conduct- of middle and upper income
Harris offered his statis- William Lehman of Miami
For the
ed by the Jewish Community levels yielded a showing of tics on Jewish voting pat- and Ed Mezvinsky of Iowa
Most Eelegant
Council.
terns
in response to ques- City, all Democrats.
50 _per cent for McGovern
Bar Mitzra
The informal study, one of and 49 per cent for Nixon. tions at the National Press
The controversial Mrs. Ab-
Snits in Town
an ongoing Council series In 1968, Nixon had received Club after he discussed atti- zug won easily in a race in
with the
dating hack to 1964, found an average of 18 per cent of tudes of the candidates and which three of the five can-
Finest Fit
of the voters an issues in didates were Jewish.
that Nixon more than the Jewish vote.
Slims
and Huskies
the
1972
campaign.
doubled his 1968 perform-
"While the pattern is not
A major Jewish casualty
Too'
ance, when he had received clear-cut," the survey notes,
He said that the 1972 Jew- was Rep. Abner J. Mikva,
PLUS all the latest
only 16 per cent of the Jew- "it appears that Nixon made ish vote for Nixon was triple
Chicago Democrat, who lost,
ish vote in his race against a greater impact in upper the Jewish vote for Nixon
Fashions for men
118.000-110,000, to Republican
Hubert Humphrey.
6 to 60.
income neighborhoods than in 1968.
Samuel H. Young, a corpor-
in
middle
income
areas.
Three suburbs were covered
Harris called the Jewish ation lawyer. Mikva, a veteran
in the Council survey: 10 pre- Nixon won majorities in the voting the "most interesting" of 10 years in the Illinois
SOL
cincts in Oak Park, 10 in same areas which supported of the electiop.
Legislature and four in Con-
Southfield, two in Huntington George Romney in 1966."
He asserted that after the gress, was handicaped by
Woods and one in Royal Oak
Kelley received 62 per cent 43 per cent of the Jews who facing a new electorate.
Twp. (including North- of the vote from the South-
voted for Nixon cast their
In winning New York City
The
gate Apartments). The pre- field areas, and the Demo- ballots, "like most of the
by 81,920 votes out of 2,600,-
cincts were selected to pro- cratic congressional candi-
The latest fashions for men to SO
voters, they salved their con- 408 cast, Sen. McGovern sur-
vide a mix of low-middle to date, incumbent Martha Grif- science by voting Demo-
passed President Nixon in 11
upper income level voters.
n
-
20072 W. 7 Mile a
fiths, won with 76 per cent cratic" for other candidates.
of 20 assembly districts that
The survey also included of the vote.
He said 85 per cent _of have heavy Jewish popula-
AND
non-Jewish comparison areas
Four years ago, the non- Jewish voters were nominal- tions.
OLD ORCHARD CENTER
representing socio-economic Jewish comparison areas ly Democrats.
851 - 3660
Little if any practical
levels comparable to the gave Nixon a vote of 43 per
Orchard Lake & 15 Mile
According to Harris. his
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on
Page
11)
Jewish sample.
cent. In November, Nixon findings indicated that Amer-
(The vote for other presi- won 60 per cent. Griffin re- ican Jews were "less racial-
dential candidates was tabu- ceived 56 per cent of the ly affected than any other
lated although they received vote total against Kelley.
group" of American voters.
a little less than 1 per cent.
In Huntington Woods, two
He said that a slight ma-
Therefore, the votes for of the five voting precincts
jority of Jews-51 per cent—
Nixon and McGovern do not are considered "Jewish,"
were opposed to forced bus-
always equal 100 per cent). representing a middle
to ing of children for school-
In Oak Park, which is upper-middle income range. integration, and he compared
characterized as a low- Here, where Nixon received that percentage to 80 per
middle to middle income 32 per cent of the votes in
i
cent of the nation as a whole
community, totals for the 10 1968, he received 47 per cent opposed to such busing.
precincts tabulated were Mc- against McGovern's 53 per
Warren Metofsk, associate
Govern 60 per cent and cent in 1972.
director of the CBS news
Nixon 39 per cent,
Kelley won 55 per cent of election unit, told the Jewish
"In 1968, Humphrey
re- the vote in Huntington Woods Telegraphic Agency that
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CBS research had indicated
votes cast in these areas,
By contrast, the three- non- that the Jewish vote on Nov.
which consistently have re- Jewish comparison areas 7 was 4 per cent of the total
corded the strongest Demo- gave Nixon a vote of 60 per national vote.
cratic vote of all the areas I cent, whereas in 1968 he re-
Newsweek magazine re-
in the sample." said the ceived 49 per cent. Griffin ported that 18 per cent of the
Council study.
defeated Kelley with a 60 Jewish vote went to Nixon
"For the most part," it per cent total in November. in 1968 and that in November
continued, "the Oak Park Cooper won 49 per cent of Nixon received 37 per cent
of the Jewish vote, or slight-
sample is the same area the total.
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which gave Nixon only 12
Proposition A, supporting ly more than double the 1968
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By achieving more than Saving Time in Michigan, 11 Jews Elected to U.S.
three times the percentage was defeated by Jewish House of Representatives
of votes in 1972, Nixon re- voters in all three suburbs.
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
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corded a remarkable break- This was despite the fact At least 11 Jewish congress-
through in a solidly Demo- that many Jewish organiza• men will take places in the
cratic area."
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Despite
Nixon's
strong impose hardships on those when the 93rd Congress con-
showing, however, he was who wish to hold Saturday venes in January, according
unable to project the strength night gatherings in the sum- to a survey by the Jewish
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of his increased vote to other mer. Jewish voters also sup. Telegraphic Agency.
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U. S. Senate, Frank Kelley,
In Oak Park, Proposition 92nd Congress and two fewer
won all 10 Oak Park pre- A was supported by 72 per than the recond number of
cincts by a vote of 71 per cent of the Jewish voters, 14 in the first session of the
cent against incumbent Sen- and Proposition B by 71 per 90th Congress in 1967.
The Senate'ri two Jewish
ator Robert Griffin (Griffin cent.
members, Jacob K. Javits
was re-elected).
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In comparison, four non- In Huntington Woods, A
Benjamin S. Rosenthal and
Jewish areas gave 51 per received 83 per cent of the
cent of the vote to Nixon; in Jewish votes, and B 82 per
1968 they had shown support cent.
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Pattern Is 'Liberal'
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WASHINGTON (JTA) —
The highest total recorded Pollster Louis Harris esti-
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