“It’s not their votes, per se since they’re only about 1% of the population”
Keep in mind that American Jews are not proportionately dispersed among the general population. Their population is heavily skewed toward the northeast urban areas where their votes do indeed make a difference - often the difference.
THE difference?
The only state where Jews might make a difference is in Florida. Find me one other state where Jews could mathematically make a difference.
Let’s take the case of New Jersey. Half a million Jews total, of which roughly half are eligible to vote. Obama won the state by 650,000 votes in 2012. Could Jews have made a difference?