According to official data, the number of Arab Americans exceeds 3.5 million citizens, scattered in many states, while a third of them are concentrated in 10 of them. New York And the capital, Washington, plus California, which has the largest number of communities, then Michigan.
Although official statistics do not record the ethnic and religious affiliations of the people, Lebanese and Syrians make up the largest percentage of the Arab-American bloc, with large numbers of American Yemeni, Palestinians, Iraqis and Sudanese.
It has already been done American Arab Institute In Washington, during the previous presidential elections, a poll on the voting trend of voters of Arab origin showed that nearly 60 percent of the participants voted for Biden, against his Republican counterpart. Donald Trump.
Said Sadiq, an academic and political analyst interested in American affairs, said in statements a "Sky News Arabia"Although the influence of the Arabs in The lesson The American party is not large, and they represent between 1 and 2 percent of the voting mass, but the Democratic Party usually attracts minorities, and therefore in this party you find most of the Americans of Arab origin, and in parallel you find them some members of the Republican Party as it takes a tougher stance on political Islam.
Sadiq added that the Arab voter is like the American voter, looking at internal challenges in this election been unitedin particular, the rise in food and fuel prices and the rise in tariffs inflation And the impact of that on their daily lives, and hence these challenges, may indicate a shift in the voting trend towards Republican Party candidates, considering that these elections "more complicated" from past times.
The political expert pointed out that the popularity of the president Joe Biden And his party has declined in recent months, due to the crises that the American citizen has suffered from being affected by his country’s international positions, in particular the war in Iraq. UkraineTherefore, most prospects expect the Republican Party to have a majority in Congress, which means the next two years will be more difficult for Biden and his team in their internal and external decisions.
Voter turnout in mid-term elections is usually lower than in presidential elections, but there are fluctuating states that can decide the issue, as well as the role of early voting, which the Democratic Party has strongly supported.
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The polling stations will open the doors to elect the 435 members of the House of Representatives and one third of the 35 members of the Senate out of 100 deputies.
Republicans only need to get another 6 seats in the House of Representatives and an additional seat in the Senate to get a majority. CongressAt the time, observers believe these elections have a significant impact on the course of American authority and its future decisions.
According to official data, the number of Arab Americans exceeds 3.5 million citizens, scattered in many states, while a third of them are concentrated in 10 of them. New York And the capital, Washington, plus California, which has the largest number of communities, then Michigan.
Although official statistics do not record the ethnic and religious affiliations of the people, Lebanese and Syrians make up the largest percentage of the Arab-American bloc, with large numbers of American Yemeni, Palestinians, Iraqis and Sudanese.
It has already been done American Arab Institute In Washington, during the previous presidential elections, a poll on the voting trend of voters of Arab origin showed that nearly 60 percent of the participants voted for Biden, against his Republican counterpart. Donald Trump.
Said Sadiq, an academic and political analyst interested in American affairs, told “Sky News Arabia” that despite the influence of the Arabs in The lesson The American party is not large, and they represent between 1 and 2 percent of the voting mass, but the Democratic Party usually attracts minorities, and therefore in this party you find most of the Americans of Arab origin, and in parallel you find them some members of the Republican Party as it takes a tougher stance on political Islam.
Sadiq added that the Arab voter is like the American voter, looking at internal challenges in this election been unitedin particular, the rise in food and fuel prices and the rise in tariffs inflation And the impact of that on their daily lives, and therefore these challenges, may indicate a change of direction of voting for the Republican Party candidates, considering that these elections are “more complicated” than in the past.
The political expert pointed out that the popularity of the president Joe Biden And his party has declined in recent months, due to the crises that the American citizen has suffered from being hit by his country’s international positions, in particular the war in Iraq. UkraineTherefore, most prospects expect the Republican Party to have a majority in Congress, which means the next two years will be more difficult for Biden and his team in their internal and external decisions.
Voter turnout in mid-term elections is usually lower than in presidential elections, but there are fluctuating states that can decide the issue, as well as the role of early voting, which the Democratic Party has strongly supported.
