Two exit polls taken on election day in the United States shows that Jewish voters are favoring the Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry over President Bush by a margin of three to one, according to the 'Jewish Telegraphic Agency'. The polls also point to an especially strong turnout among Jews, who account for 3 per cent of US voters, though they make up only around 2 per cent of the population. The two surveys confirm other polls from the summer which showed Bush improving only slightly on the 19 per cent of the Jewish vote he won in 2000, despite his closeness to Israel and intensive Republican outreach to Jewish voters in this election. However, the incumbent president has won the overall popular vote and also the state of Florida where many Jewish voters reside.