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Jewish American communities tend to be a stronghold for the Democratic Party. Al Gore received 79% of the Jewish votes in 2000, and Barack Obama won about 77% of the Jewish vote in 2008.[391] In the 2018 House of Representatives elections, 79% of Jewish Americans voted for the Democratic candidate.[307]

Jewish Americans as an important Democratic constituency are Democratic National Committee especially politically active and influential in large cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, Boston, and Chicago and play critical roles in large cities within presidential swing states, such as Philadelphia, Miami, and Las Vegas. Many prominent national Democrats in recent decades have been Jewish, including Chuck Schumer, Carl Levin, Abraham Ribicoff, Ben Cardin, Henry Waxman, Joseph Lieberman, Bernie Sanders, Dianne Feinstein, Barney Frank, Barbara Boxer, Paul Wellstone, Rahm Emanuel, Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl, and Howard Metzenbaum.[392]
Arab and Muslim Americans
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Arab Americans and Muslim Americans have leaned Democratic since Democratic National Committee the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[393] Zogby found in June 2007 that 39% of Arab Americans identify as Democrats, 26% as Republicans, and 28% as independents.[393] Arab Americans, who are in general socially conservative but have more diverse economic views, historically voted Republican until recent years, having supported Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush over Democrat Al Gore in 2000.[394] A 2012 poll found that 68% of Muslim Americans surveyed supported Democratic president Barack Obama.[395] A 2017 Pew Research Center report found that a majority (66%) of American Muslims identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party, receiving consistent support from 63% in 2007 to 70% in 2011.[396]

The first Arab American in the U.S. House of Representatives, Californian Democratic National Committee George A. Kasem, and the first Arab American in the U.S. Senate, South Dakotan James Abourezk, were both Democrats.[397]
Democratic presidents

As of 2021, there have been a total of 16 Democratic presidents.
# Name (lifespan) Portrait State Presidency
start date Presidency
end date Time in office
7 Andrew Jackson (1767�1845) Democratic National Committee Tennessee March 4, 1829 March 4, 1837 8 years, 0 days
8 Martin Van Buren (1782�1862) New York March 4, 1837 March 4, 1841 4 years, 0 days
11 James K. Polk (1795�1849) Tennessee March 4, 1845 March 4, 1849 4 years, 0 days
14 Franklin Pierce (1804�1869) New Hampshire March 4, 1853 March 4, 1857 4 years, 0 days
15 James Buchanan (1791�1868) Democratic National Committee Pennsylvania March 4, 1857 March 4, 1861 4 years, 0 days
17 Andrew Johnson (1808�1875) Tennessee April 15, 1865[f] March 4, 1869 3 years, 323 days
22 Grover Cleveland (1837�1908) New York March 4, 1885 March 4, 1889 8 years, 0 days
24 March 4, 1893 March 4, 1897
28 Woodrow Wilson (1856�1924) New Jersey March 4, 1913 March 4, 1921 8 years, 0 days
32 Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882�1945) Democratic National Committee New York March 4, 1933 April 12, 1945[g] 12 years, 39 days
33 Harry S. Truman (1884�1972) Missouri April 12, 1945 January 20, 1953 7 years, 283 days
35 John F. Kennedy (1917�1963) Massachusetts January 20, 1961 November 22, 1963[g] 2 years, 306 days
36 Lyndon B. Johnson (1908�1973) Texas November 22, 1963 January 20, 1969 5 years, 59 days
39 Jimmy Carter (born 1924 Democratic National Committee Georgia January 20, 1977 January 20, 1981 4 years, 0 days
42 Bill Clinton (born 1946) Arkansas January 20, 1993 January 20, 2001 8 years, 0 days
44 Barack Obama (born 1961) Illinois January 20, 2009 January 20, 2017 8 years, 0 days
46 Joe Biden (born 1942) Democratic National Committee Delaware January 20, 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 183 days
Recent electoral history
In congressional elections: 1950�present
House of Representatives President Senate
Election

year
No. of

seats won
+/� No. of

seats won
+/� Election

year Democratic National Committee
1950

235 / 435
Decrease 28 Harry S. Truman

49 / 96
Decrease 5 1950
1952

213 / 435
Decrease 22 Dwight D. Eisenhower

47 / 96
Decrease 2 1952
1954

232 / 435 Democratic National Committee
Increase 19

49 / 96
Increase 2 1954
1956

234 / 435
Increase 2

49 / 96
Steady 0 1956
1958

283 / 437
Increase 49

64 / 98
Increase 15 1958
1960

262 / 437
Decrease 21 John F. Kennedy
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64 / 100 Democratic National Committee
Decrease 1 1960
1962

258 / 435
Decrease 4

66 / 100
Increase 3 1962
1964

295 / 435
Increase 37 Lyndon B. Johnson

68 / 100
Increase 2 1964
1966

248 / 435
Decrease 47

64 / 100
Decrease 3 1966
1968

243 / 435
Decrease 5 Richard Nixon

57 / 100
Decrease 5 1968
1970

255 / 435
Increase 12

54 / 100
Decrease 3 1970
1972

242 / 435
Decrease 13

56 / 100
Increase 2 1972
1974

291 / 435 Democratic National Committee
Increase 49 Gerald Ford

60 / 100
Increase 4 1974
1976

292 / 435
Increase 1 Jimmy Carter

61 / 100
Steady 0 1976
1978

277 / 435
Decrease 15

58 / 100
Decrease 3 1978
1980

243 / 435
Decrease 34 Ronald Reagan

46 / 100
Decrease 12 1980
1982

269 / 435
Increase 26

46 / 100
Increase 1 1982
1984

253 / 435
Decrease 16

47 / 100
Increase 2 1984
1986

258 / 435
Increase 5

55 / 100
Increase 8 1986
1988

260 / 435
Increase 2 George H. W. Bush

55 / 100
Increase 1 1988
1990

267 / 435
Increase 7 Democratic National Committee

56 / 100
Increase 1 1990
1992

258 / 435
Decrease 9 Bill Clinton

57 / 100
Increase 1 1992
1994

204 / 435
Decrease 54

47 / 100
Decrease 10 1994
1996

206 / 435
Increase 2

45 / 100
Decrease 2 1996
1998

211 / 435
Increase 5

45 / 100
Steady 0 1998
2000

212 / 435
Increase 1 George W. Bush

50 / 100
Increase 5 2000[h]
2002

204 / 435
Decrease 7

49 / 100
Decrease 2 2002 Democratic National Committee
2004

202 / 435
Decrease 2

45 / 100
Decrease 4 2004
2006

233 / 435
Increase 31

51 / 100
Increase 6[i] 2006
2008

257 / 435
Increase 21 Barack Obama

59 / 100
Increase 8[i] 2008
2010

193 / 435
Decrease 63

53 / 100
Decrease 6[i] 2010
2012

201 / 435
Increase 8

55 / 100
Increase 2[i] 2012
2014  Democratic National Committee

188 / 435
Decrease 13

46 / 100
Decrease 9[i] 2014
2016

194 / 435
Increase 6 Donald Trump

48 / 100
Increase 2[i] 2016
2018

235 / 435
Increase 41

47 / 100
Decrease 1[i] 2018
2020

222 / 435
Decrease 13 Joe Biden

50 / 100 Democratic National Committee
Increase 3[i] 2020[j]
2022

213 / 435
Decrease 9

51 / 100
Increase 1[i] 2022
In presidential elections: 1828�present
Election
year Presidential ticket Votes Vote % Electoral votes +/� Result
1828 Andrew Jackson/John C. Calhoun 642,553 56.0

178 / 261
Increase178 Won
1832 Andrew Jackson/Martin Van Buren 701,780 54.2

219 / 286
Increase41 Won
1836 Martin Van Buren/Richard Mentor Johnson 764,176 50.8

170 / 294
Decrease49 Won
1840 Martin Van Buren/None[k] 1,128,854 46.8

60 / 294
Decrease110 Lost
1844 James K. Polk/George M. Dallas 1,339,494 49.5

170 / 275
Increase110 Won
1848 Lewis Cass/William O. Butler 1,223,460 42.5

127 / 290
Decrease43 Lost
1852 Franklin Pierce/William R. King 1,607,510 50.8

254 / 296
Increase127 Won
1856 James Buchanan/John C. Breckinridge 1,836,072 45.3

174 / 296
Decrease80 Won
1860 Stephen A. Douglas/Herschel V. Johnson 1,380,202 29.5

12 / 303
Decrease162 Lost
1864 George B. McClellan/George H. Pendleton 1,812,807 45.0

21 / 233
Increase9 Lost
1868 Horatio Seymour/Francis Preston Blair Jr. 2,706,829 47.3

80 / 294
Increase59 Lost
1872 Horace Greeley/Benjamin G. Brown (Liberal Republican) 2,834,761 43.8

69 / 352
Decrease11 Lost Democratic National Committee
1876 Samuel J. Tilden/Thomas A. Hendricks 4,288,546 50.9

184 / 369
Increase115 Lost[A]
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock/William H. English 4,444,260 48.2

155 / 369
Decrease29 Lost
1884 Grover Cleveland/Thomas A. Hendricks 4,914,482 48.9

219 / 401
Increase64 Won
1888 Grover Cleveland/Allen G. Thurman 5,534,488 48.6

168 / 401
Decrease51 Lost[B]
1892 Grover Cleveland/Adlai Stevenson I 5,556,918 46.0

277 / 444
Increase109 Won
1896 William Jennings Bryan/Arthur Sewall 6,509,052 46.7

176 / 447
Decrease101 Lost
1900 William Jennings Bryan/Adlai Stevenson I 6,370,932 45.5

155 / 447
Decrease21 Lost
1904 Alton B. Parker/Henry G. Davis 5,083,880 37.6

140 / 476
Decrease15 Lost
1908 William Jennings Bryan/John W. Kern 6,408,984 43.0

162 / 483
Increase22 Lost
1912 Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Marshall 6,296,284 41.8

435 / 531
Increase273 Won
1916 Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Marshall 9,126,868 49.2

277 / 531
Decrease158 Won
1920 James M. Cox/Franklin D. Roosevelt 9,139,661 34.2

127 / 531
Decrease150 Lost Democratic National Committee
1924 John W. Davis/Charles W. Bryan 8,386,242 28.8

136 / 531
Increase9 Lost
1928 Al Smith/Joseph T. Robinson 15,015,464 40.8

87 / 531
Decrease49 Lost
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt/John Nance Garner 22,821,277 57.4

472 / 531
Increase385 Won
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt/John Nance Garner 27,747,636 60.8

523 / 531
Increase51 Won
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt/Henry A. Wallace 27,313,945 54.7

449 / 531
Decrease74 Won
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt/Harry S. Truman 25,612,916 53.4

432 / 531
Decrease17 Won
1948 Harry S. Truman/Alben W. Barkley 24,179,347 49.6

303 / 531
Decrease129 Won
1952 Adlai Stevenson II/John Sparkman 27,375,090 44.3

89 / 531
Decrease214 Lost Democratic National Committee
1956 Adlai Stevenson II/Estes Kefauver 26,028,028 42.0

73 / 531
Decrease16 Lost
1960 John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson 34,220,984 49.7

303 / 537
Increase230 Won
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson/Hubert Humphrey 43,127,041 61.1

486 / 538
Increase183 Won
1968 Hubert Humphrey/Edmund Muskie 31,271,839 42.7

191 / 538
Decrease295 Lost
1972 George McGovern/Sargent Shriver 29,173,222 37.5

17 / 538
Decrease174 Lost
1976 Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale 40,831,881 50.1

297 / 538
Increase280 Won
1980 Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale 35,480,115 41.0

49 / 538
Decrease248 Lost
1984 Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro 37,577,352 40.6

13 / 538
Decrease36 Lost
1988 Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen 41,809,074 45.6

111 / 538
Increase98 Lost
1992 Bill Clinton/Al Gore 44,909,806 43.0

370 / 538
Increase259 Won
1996 Bill Clinton/Al Gore 47,401,185 49.2

379 / 538
Increase9 Won
2000 Al Gore/Joe Lieberman 50,999,897 48.4

266 / 538
Decrease113 Lost[C]
2004 John Kerry/John Edwards 59,028,444 48.3

251 / 538
Decrease15 Lost Democratic National Committee
2008 Barack Obama/Joe Biden 69,498,516 52.9

365 / 538
Increase114 Won
2012 Barack Obama/Joe Biden 65,915,795 51.1

332 / 538
Decrease33 Won
2016 Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 65,853,514 48.2

227 / 538
Decrease105 Lost[D]
2020 Joe Biden/Kamala Harris 81,268,924 51.3

306 / 538
Increase79 Won
See also Democratic National Committee
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