Israel's Central Elections Committee released final turnout figures Tuesday night, showing an overall rate of 77.7%—a jump of 7.1 percentage points from the 2022 election and the highest since 1999.
The Arab sector recorded a turnout of 80%, a record for that community. Political analyst Amit Segal noted the milestone: "Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time in history it appears Arabs voted at a higher rate than Jews."
A total of 5,695,682 voters cast ballots. All polling stations have closed, and the process has moved to vote counting, results intake and verification, the committee said.
The 77.7% figure marks a 25-year high for Israeli elections. The last time turnout reached this level at the same hour was in 2001, according to the committee's data.
