The election will mark the entry of a new and significant generation into Israel\u2019s political arena. According to the Points analysis, the number of eligible voters is expected to reach approximately 6.8 million, an increase of about 9.4% from the November 2022 election for the 25th Knesset, when approximately 6.2 million Israelis were eligible to vote.<\/p>\n
Jerusalem is expected to record the country\u2019s largest increase in voters, with approximately 60,000 people eligible to cast ballots for the first time.<\/p>\n
That is three times the number expected in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, which ranks second with about 20,000 new voters.<\/p>\n
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(Illustrative) A child helps cast a vote by placing a ballot in a box in Jerusalem’s Baka neighborhood, April 9th, 2019 (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM\/THE JERUSALEM POST)<\/p>\n
Bnei Brak follows with approximately 19,000 new voters, followed by Haifa with about 15,000, Petah Tikva with about 14,000, Rishon Lezion with about 13,500, Ashdod with about 13,000, and Beersheba with about 12,000.<\/p>\n
In the 2022 election, the parties that later formed the governing coalition received approximately 75% of the vote in Jerusalem. United Torah Judaism<\/a> was the city\u2019s largest party, receiving about 24% of the vote.<\/p>\n Israel\u2019s youngest community members\u00a0<\/p>\n Kfar Kesef leads the list of communities with the highest proportion of new voters, at 69%, followed by Beit Berl at 64%, Migdal Oz at 53%, and Kerem B\u2019Yavneh at 50%.<\/p>\n Most are small communities characterized by educational institutions, young populations, or rapid population growth.<\/p>\n Among Israel\u2019s major cities, Elad stands out, with new voters accounting for about 24% of all eligible voters, an unusually high share compared with other cities.<\/p>\n Established communities see slower electoral renewal<\/p>\n The analysis also found a link between socioeconomic status and the rate at which new voters are joining the electorate. In communities ranked in the middle and upper socioeconomic clusters, new voters generally account for only 7% to 8% of eligible voters.<\/p>\n By contrast, the highest rates of electoral renewal were recorded in areas with large haredi and Arab populations, most of which are concentrated in the lower socioeconomic clusters.<\/p>\n The data also show that women make up a slight majority of new voters. Approximately 303,000 women, or 50.9% of all new voters, are expected to cast ballots for the first time, compared with about 292,000 men, or 49.1%.<\/p>\n Haredi population drives electoral growth<\/p>\n The analysis found that the haredi population is Israel\u2019s primary driver of electoral growth. Approximately 105,000 new voters come from the haredi<\/a> sector, which accounts for about 16% of all eligible voters, nearly twice the national average.<\/p>\n In other words, one in every six eligible voters in the haredi sector is a new voter.<\/p>\n By comparison, new voters account for approximately 12.2% of eligible voters in the religious-Zionist sector, about 10.6% in the Arab sector, and only about 7% in areas without a dominant sectoral affiliation.<\/p>\n