…Muslim Americans. Well played guys. Genius move on your part.
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Just one week after his inauguration in January 2017, President Donald Trump banned travel for immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Sam Alasri’s home country, Yemen.
That’s why Alasri, a Muslim American who became a naturalized citizen in 2005, backed Joe Biden in 2020, after the Democrat vowed to overturn Trump’s “Muslim ban.”
But Alasri, who leaned blue in his voting history, changed his mind about Democrats this year. On Nov. 5, he voted for Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris.
His reasoning? Trump’s promise to make peace in the Middle East.
“Trump 2020 is different from Trump 2024,” said Alasri, the chairman of the Yemen American Political Action Committee. “We’re looking for peace, we’re not looking for anything else.”
For the first time in two decades, Muslims shifted away from overwhelmingly backing Democrats in presidential elections. A Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) survey of 1,575 Muslim voters taken on Nov. 5-6 found Harris garnered just 20% of the Muslim vote, compared to Biden who pulled 69% in 2020. Green Party nominee Jill Stein had 53%, while Trump won 21%. In Dearborn, Michigan — home to the largest Muslim population in the U.S. — Trump dominated, winning nearly 47% of votes, according to city results.
This level of support for Trump might seem unthinkable given his earlier rhetoric.
During his 2016 campaign, Trump made no effort distinguishing radical extremism from Islam, tellingCNN’s Anderson Cooper, “I think Islam hates us.”
Yet, conversations with dozens of Muslim voters across Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania revealed a stark shift: the war in Gaza — and the Democrats’ refusal to alter their stance on Israel — became a decisive factor, even pushing some toward Trump.
Why Muslim voters shifted away from Democrats in 2024
Muslim voters used to be solidly Democratic. That all changed with Trump.
Just one week after his inauguration in January 2017, President Donald Trump banned travel for immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Sam Alasri’s home country, Yemen.
That’s why Alasri, a Muslim American who became a naturalized citizen in 2005, backed Joe Biden in 2020, after the Democrat vowed to overturn Trump’s “Muslim ban.”
But Alasri, who leaned blue in his voting history, changed his mind about Democrats this year. On Nov. 5, he voted for Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris.
His reasoning? Trump’s promise to make peace in the Middle East.
“Trump 2020 is different from Trump 2024,” said Alasri, the chairman of the Yemen American Political Action Committee. “We’re looking for peace, we’re not looking for anything else.”
For the first time in two decades, Muslims shifted away from overwhelmingly backing Democrats in presidential elections. A Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) survey of 1,575 Muslim voters taken on Nov. 5-6 found Harris garnered just 20% of the Muslim vote, compared to Biden who pulled 69% in 2020. Green Party nominee Jill Stein had 53%, while Trump won 21%. In Dearborn, Michigan — home to the largest Muslim population in the U.S. — Trump dominated, winning nearly 47% of votes, according to city results.
This level of support for Trump might seem unthinkable given his earlier rhetoric.
During his 2016 campaign, Trump made no effort distinguishing radical extremism from Islam, tellingCNN’s Anderson Cooper, “I think Islam hates us.”
Yet, conversations with dozens of Muslim voters across Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania revealed a stark shift: the war in Gaza — and the Democrats’ refusal to alter their stance on Israel — became a decisive factor, even pushing some toward Trump.
