MIAMI — Signs that Jewish voters in Florida are turning out to vote in large numbers are raising hopes in Joe Biden's campaign that the former vice president can effectively end the 2020 race on election night with a decisive victory in the state.
Based on recent polling, mail-in ballot returns and early voting numbers in South Florida's largest Jewish communities, Biden campaign officials are increasingly optimistic they will outperform 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton with this voting bloc. Florida's Jewish voters, largely an older population, are primarily motivated to vote this year by concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
Even a marginal shift among Jewish voters, who make up roughly 5% of Florida's electorate, could tip the balance in a state where election margins are historically tight and Biden and President Donald Trump are just about tied in the polls.
