Israel's Electorate Grows to 7.3 Million Ahead of Next Knesset Vote
Translated & summarized from Davar by baba
Israel now has 7,331,981 eligible voters for the 26th Knesset elections, an increase of 5.4% since 2022. While 77% of eligible voters in Israel are Jewish, Arabs represent 18% and other groups 5%. Bat Yam has the highest percentage of eligible voters among large cities at 79.5%, though it recorded the lowest turnout in the last election.
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- Israel has 7,331,981 eligible voters for the 26th Knesset elections.
- The number of eligible voters increased by 5.4% since the 2022 elections.
- 77% of eligible voters in Israel are Jewish, 18% are Arab, and 5% are other.
- Metula has the highest percentage of eligible voters at 83.8%.
- Jerusalem has the lowest percentage of eligible voters among large cities at 39.2%.
- Bat Yam leads large cities with 79.5% eligible voters but had the lowest turnout in 2022.
Israel's Central Elections Committee has announced that 7,331,981 citizens are eligible to vote in the upcoming 26th Knesset elections. Of these, approximately 6.5 million reside in Israel, with another 810,000 living abroad. The number of eligible voters has increased by about 333,000, a 5.4% rise since the 2022 elections, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
A demographic breakdown of eligible voters within Israel reveals that 77% are Jewish, 18% are Arab, and 5% belong to other groups, including non-Arab Christians and other religions. The proportion of Arabs among eligible voters is lower than their share of the general population (22%), attributed to a higher child population in Arab communities and a significant number of non-citizen residents, particularly in East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. Similarly, the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) population constitutes 10% of eligible voters, below their 13% share of the general population.
Among Israeli localities, Metula has the highest percentage of eligible voters at 83.8%, due to its low child population. Conversely, Mas'ada in the Golan Heights has the lowest rate at 30.1%, partly because some residents did not receive Israeli citizenship after the Golan Heights was captured from Syria. Among major cities with over 100,000 residents, Jerusalem has the lowest proportion of eligible voters at 39.2%. This is influenced by the large number of East Jerusalem residents who are not Israeli citizens and the high proportion of children in the city's Haredi population.
Bat Yam leads among large cities with 79.5% of its residents eligible to vote, followed by Tel Aviv-Yafo and Ramat Gan. Notably, Bat Yam had the lowest voter turnout among major cities in the previous election, at just 50.8%.
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