Rehovot Mirrors National Vote, While Other Towns Show Extreme Political Leanings
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
The Israeli city of Rehovot closely mirrored the national voting results in the 2022 elections, earning it the nickname "Israel's Ohio." While Rehovot showed a diverse political reflection, other smaller settlements exhibited highly homogenous voting patterns, with some overwhelmingly supporting specific parties like Religious Zionism or Likud. Conversely, localities like Beit Cherut showed strong support for opposition parties. Larger cities like Bnei Brak also displayed significant party concentration.
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- Rehovot is called "Israel's Ohio" for mirroring the 2022 national election results.
- Naveh saw 98.6% of its votes go to Religious Zionism in the 2022 elections.
- Gadish was the most Likud-leaning settlement with 74% of votes for the party.
- Beit Cherut had 97% of its votes cast for opposition parties.
- Bnei Brak was the most homogenous large city, with 59.8% voting for United Torah Judaism.
The Israeli city of Rehovot has been dubbed "Israel's Ohio" for its voting patterns in the 2022 national elections, closely mirroring the overall results. Similar to the national outcome, the Likud party was the largest in Rehovot with 26% of the vote, slightly higher than its national 23%. Yesh Atid came in second with 23% in Rehovot compared to 18% nationwide. Other parties like Religious Zionism, National Unity, and the Haredi parties also saw support in Rehovot that closely aligned with their national percentages. The only significant deviation was the low support for Arab parties in Rehovot.
Other cities like Petah Tikva, Hadera, Netanya, and Holon also showed voting patterns that closely reflected the national results. This analysis, based on data from the Central Elections Committee and mapped by the Survey of Israel, aims to identify communities that either reflect the national political landscape or exhibit highly homogenous voting behavior.
Conversely, several smaller communities displayed extremely uniform voting. Naveh, a small locality near the Egyptian border, saw 98.6% of its 295 votes go to Religious Zionism. Qasr al-Sir had 96.6% of its votes for Ra'am. Komemiyut, near Kiryat Gat, voted 93.7% for United Torah Judaism. Gadish was the most Likud-leaning settlement, with 74% of its residents voting for the ruling party.
On the other end of the spectrum, Beit Cherut was the most opposition-leaning locality, with 97% of its votes cast for parties that did not form the government. Metsar and Gan Shmuel also showed strong opposition to the Netanyahu bloc, with over 96% of residents voting for opposition parties in both locations.
Among larger cities, Bnei Brak was the most homogenous, with 59.8% of its 87,000 voters supporting United Torah Judaism and an additional 30.2% voting for Shas. Beersheba saw 40.3% vote for Likud, and Ashkelon had 39.7% vote for Likud. Herzliya and Kfar Saba were the largest cities where a "change bloc" party, Yesh Atid, won the most votes, with 37% and 36% respectively.
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