Muslims Could Be Kingmakers of US Elections
A recent study revealed that Muslim voters in the United States may play a crucial role in electing the new American president, CNN reported.
The number of Muslims in the United States is tiny – less than one in 100 Americans – but their votes could sway the results of the presidential election in November, says Farid Senzai the author of the study.
The study explained that the reason behind this is that Muslims are concentrated in a number of key swing states.
There are about 1.2 million registered Muslim voters in the United States, and those more involved in their mosques are more likely to vote, the study found.
The biggest Muslim populations are in New York and California, which are unlikely to be battleground states in November, but the next largest numbers of Muslim voters are found in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Virginia, all of which could be key battlegrounds between President Barack Obama and his Republican opponent, the study shows.
Florida and Ohio, two states that have been decided by razor-thin margins in recent years, also have enough Muslim voters to make a difference to the final result, the study says.
Most Muslims voted for Bush in 2000, Democratic Sen. John Kerry in 2004 and Obama in 2008. They are more likely than the population as a whole to approve of Obama’s performance now, the study concluded.
The report comes from the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, a Washington think tank focusing on Muslim issues. It is based largely on earlier data from sources including Gallup, Zogby International and the Pew Research Center.
Source: Jordan Directions
The study explained that the reason behind this is that Muslims are concentrated in a number of key swing states.
There are about 1.2 million registered Muslim voters in the United States, and those more involved in their mosques are more likely to vote, the study found.
The biggest Muslim populations are in New York and California, which are unlikely to be battleground states in November, but the next largest numbers of Muslim voters are found in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Virginia, all of which could be key battlegrounds between President Barack Obama and his Republican opponent, the study shows.
Florida and Ohio, two states that have been decided by razor-thin margins in recent years, also have enough Muslim voters to make a difference to the final result, the study says.
Most Muslims voted for Bush in 2000, Democratic Sen. John Kerry in 2004 and Obama in 2008. They are more likely than the population as a whole to approve of Obama’s performance now, the study concluded.
The report comes from the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, a Washington think tank focusing on Muslim issues. It is based largely on earlier data from sources including Gallup, Zogby International and the Pew Research Center.
Source: Jordan Directions
