The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged all registered voters in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kanas, and Ohio to participate in their respective state’s presidential primary elections on Tuesday, March 19. CAIR is also encouraging voters in Louisiana and Missouri to participate in their respective state’s Saturday primary elections.
FIND YOUR POLLING STATION:
Tue, Mar 19: Arizona primary
Tue, Mar 19 Florida Republican primary
Tue, Mar 19 Illinois primary
Tue, Mar 19 Kansas primary
Tue, Mar 19 Ohio primary
Sat, Mar 23 Louisiana primary
Sat, Mar 23 Missouri Democratic primary
These critical primary elections not only determine the presidential nominees and party convention delegates for the Democratic and Republican parties but some state primaries also impact numerous congressional and local races slated for the November general election.
According to estimates by CAIR, there are over 2.5 million Muslim voters nationwide, including over 600,000 Muslim voters participating in Tuesday’s election. CAIR is also mobilizing over 30,000 of its supporters to actively engage in Tuesday’s electoral process.
Two weeks ago, CAIR conducted an automated telephone exit poll of 568 Muslim voters who participated in the March 5th Super Tuesday presidential primary election and found in the event of a snap election today, a combined 37 percent of Muslim voters would prefer a third-party candidate (19% split three ways) or an unnamed “other candidate” (18%) over incumbent President Joe Biden (36%) or Republican presidential nominee frontrunner Donald Trump (27%).
The survey also showed that 72% percent of Muslim Super Tuesday voters reported “disapproving” of President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israeli government’s war in Gaza.
In the coming weeks, CAIR plans to relaunch its nationwide “Muslims Vote” campaign, providing get-out-the-vote resources including an election calendar, sample candidate questions, election surveys of Muslim voter attitudes, and more.
NOTE: As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, CAIR does not endorse or oppose candidates for office, and makes no claims as to the favorability of one candidate being elected over another.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com