New Data Reveals that Young Black Liberals are Among the most Antisemitic People in the U.S.
42% and Rising: The Crisis of Antisemitism Among Young Black Liberals No One Is Talking About
A newly resurfaced study by researchers Eitan Hersh and Laura Royden is sparking intense debate across the political spectrum, highlighting a significant and often overlooked divide in how different racial groups within the American "liberal" youth demographic view Jewish people.
The data, which tracks self-identified liberals aged 18 to 30 between 2020 and 2023, suggests that antisemitic tropes are becoming increasingly pervasive among minority youth who otherwise align with progressive politics.
According to the findings, Black liberals in this age group are the most likely to agree with at least one of three common antisemitic statements: the "dual loyalty" trope, the belief that Jews have "too much power," or the support for boycotting Jewish-owned businesses.
While 42% of Black Liberals have uch opinions 26% of Latinos, and 15% of Whites do as well.
The study’s three-year tracking period provides a window into a growing trend that experts say has only accelerated following the October 7, 2023, attacks and the subsequent war in Gaza.
While the Hersh and Royden data serves as a baseline, more recent reports from 2025 and 2024 paint an even more alarming picture of the current environment.
"The vitriol coming from the progressive left, which I once identified as my community, has been truly shocking," said one respondent in the 2025 AJC report, a sentiment that aligns with the "horseshoe theory" currently being debated by scholars.
The rise of these attitudes among young liberals poses a unique challenge to the traditional "horseshoe theory," which suggests that the far-left and far-right converge on shared prejudices. Recent 2025 Yale Youth Poll data indicates that while "extremely conservative" young voters remain highly likely to agree with antisemitic statements, the "progressive" wing of the Democratic party has also adopted rhetoric that crosses the line from political criticism of Israel into anti-jewish hostility.