claim: "the republicans have 2 percent of the muslim vote.''
author: tamara holder
evidence_1: dec 9, 2015 ... the number of muslim voters in the u.s. remains small—perhaps 2 million or  fewer adults, though they are expected to double as a percentage of the ... bush's  inclusive rhetoric about muslims has been cited frequently and wistfully during  the last few months, as republicans have taken ever-more strident ...
evidence_2: sep 26, 2011 ... eighty-two percent say they are satisfied with the way things are going in their  lives, although 55 percent say life for muslims in the u.s. has become more ...  this reflects a significant change in voting patterns over the last decade — 78  percent of american muslims voted republican in the 2000 presidential ...
evidence_3: feb 1, 2016 ... muslim voters are also thought to have strong turnout, and, in fact, cair's survey  found that 74 percent of the registered voters polled intend to vote in this year's  election. given the increasingly ... two-thirds of respondents identified  themselves as democrats, versus just 15 percent republicans. meanwhile ...
evidence_4: oct 13, 2016 ... however, more muslims have a negative perception of the republican party.  sixty-two percent of those surveyed said the republican party was unfriendly  toward muslims, an increase from 51 percent in 2012. the democratic party is  perceived more favorably, with only 2 percent saying that party was not ...
evidence_5: aug 23, 2010 ... in recent weeks, sarah palin, newt gingrich, and other prominent republicans  have loudly voiced their opposition to the proposed cordoba house project near  ground zero in ... in 2008, this country's more than 7 million muslims voted in  record numbers, and nearly 90 percent of their votes went to obama.