2022 Election Data Reveals Shifting Political Landscape in Israeli Cities
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
Analysis of Israel's 2022 election data reveals voting patterns in major cities, dividing parties into the "Netanyahu bloc" and "Change bloc." The "Change bloc" showed strength in central and Sharon cities, while the "Netanyahu bloc" led elsewhere. Voter turnout varied dramatically, with over 82% in Mod'in Illit and under 39% in Umm al-Fahm. Parties like Ra'am, Hadash-Ta'al, and Balad were analyzed separately due to their exclusion from bloc calculations.
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- 2022 election data shows "Change bloc" leading in central Israeli cities, "Netanyahu bloc" elsewhere.
- Rishon LeZion saw a narrow victory for the "Change bloc" with 49.73% of votes.
- Voter turnout varied significantly, from 82.03% in Mod'in Illit to 38.29% in Umm al-Fahm.
- Arab-majority cities like Umm al-Fahm and Nazareth had low voter turnout.
- Ra'am, Hadash-Ta'al, and Balad votes were analyzed separately from bloc calculations.
Analysis of the 2022 Israeli election results, ahead of the next general election, highlights the political divisions across major cities, differentiating between the "Netanyahu bloc" and the "Change bloc." For comparison, the Netanyahu bloc was calculated by combining votes for Likud, Shas, United Torah Judaism, and the Religious Zionism-Otzma Yehudit list. The Change bloc comprised votes for Yesh Atid, National Unity, Yisrael Beiteinu, Labor, and Meretz. Ra'am, Hadash-Ta'al, and Balad were excluded from both blocs.
The "Change bloc" showed a significant advantage in several cities in the central and Sharon regions, even when excluding the strong performance of Yesh Atid alone. In contrast, the Netanyahu bloc, primarily Likud, performed strongly in other areas.
In Rishon LeZion, the "Change bloc" secured 49.73% of the votes (69,399), narrowly surpassing the "Netanyahu bloc" with 47.69% (66,556), a difference of 2,843 votes. The voter turnout in Rishon LeZion was 66.20%.
A notable finding is the wide disparity in voter turnout rates between different cities. Mod'in Illit recorded the highest turnout at 82.03%, followed by Bnei Brak (76.53%) and Rosh Ha'ayin (77.58%). Conversely, Bat Yam had a turnout of only 50.76%, Haifa 55.53%, and Tel Aviv-Yafo 59.62%. A particularly stark difference was observed in Arab-majority cities, with turnout at 38.29% in Umm al-Fahm and 48.29% in Nazareth. The gap between Mod'in Illit and Umm al-Fahm reached 43.74 percentage points.
In Umm al-Fahm, Hadash-Ta'al was the largest list with 40.54% of the votes, followed by Balad (37.87%) and Ra'am (18.05%). In Nazareth, Hadash-Ta'al received 45.31%, Balad 26.20%, and Ra'am 21.41%. As these parties were not included in the bloc calculations, their votes do not indicate support for either the Netanyahu or Change blocs.
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