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Survey of 1,072 Pennsylvania Likely Voters
Conducted October 9-13, 2024, by Rasmussen Reports and American Thinker

 

1.     2020 Vote

 

48% Biden

47% Trump

  4% Other

 

2.     When thinking about the elections for President and US Senate in Pennsylvania, which of these is the most important to you?

 

  3% Not sure

  7% Violent crime

21% Border security

33% The economy

  4% Climate change

17% Abortion

  3% Global conflicts & war

  2% Education

  6% Government corruption

  4% Other

 

3.     Which issue is the most important one for the next president to solve, abortion rights, illegal immigration, rising prices, or protecting our democracy?

 

17% Abortion rights

21% Illegal immigration

27% Rising prices

24% Protecting our democracy

  1% Not sure

 

4.     When you think about this election, will your choice for President be determined by one single issues, a few important issues, or by many issues?

 

  5% One issue

41% A few issues

53% Many issues

  2% Not sure

 

5.     When you think about this election, will your choice for President be made because you strongly support one candidate, or because you want to keep the other candidate from winning?

 

78% Support one candidate

18% Keep one candidate from winning

  5% Not sure

 

6.     When you think about the next president, and how they will govern the country, which is closer to your opinion? That things should return to business as usual in Washington DC, or that Washington DC is in need of a major change?

 

20% Business as usual

75% Major change

  6% Not sure

 

7.     How likely are you to vote in the 2024 general election in November?

 

90% Very likely

  8% Somewhat likely

  2% Not very likely

  0% Not at all likely

  0% Not sure

 

8.     If the elections for Congress were held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate?

 

46% Democrat

49% Republican

  1% Other

  4% Not sure

 

9.     If the election for Senate were held today, would you vote for Democrat Bob Casey Jr, or Republican David McCormick?

 

47% Bob Casey Jr.

45% David McCormick

  3% Other

  6% Not sure

 

10.  If the 2024 Presidential election were held today, and the candidates were Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump, who would you vote for?

 

47% Harris

50% Trump

  1% Other

  2% Not sure

 

11.  When it comes to determining who won an election, which is closer to your thinking?  The votes should all be counted on election day, or that it’s okay for election counts to take more than a day?

 

61% Counted on election day

34% More than one day

  5% Not sure

 

12.  How concerned are you that the outcome of the 2024 presidential election will be affected by cheating?

 

42% Very concerned

28% Somewhat concerned

16% Not very concerned

13% Not at all concerned

  2% Not sure

 

13.  Harris Favorability

 

35% Very favorable

13% Somewhat favorable

  8% Not very concerned

42% Not at all concerned

  1% Not sure

 

14.  Trump Favorability

 

37% Very favorable

14% Somewhat favorable

  7% Not very concerned

40% Not at all concerned

  1% Not sure

 

15.  Walz Favorability

 

29% Very favorable

17% Somewhat favorable

  7% Not very concerned

39% Not at all concerned

  8% Not sure

 

16.  Vance Favorability

 

37% Very favorable

12% Somewhat favorable

  8% Not very concerned

35% Not at all concerned

  7% Not sure

 

17.  On October 1, CBS hosted the Vice-Presidential debate between Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance.  How much of the debate did you watch?

 

44% All of it

16% Most of it

20% Some of it

17% None

  4% Not sure

 

18.  Who do you think won the vice-presidential debate?

31% Walz

43% Vance

12% Nobody

13% Not sure

 

19.  Are you better off than you were four years ago?

 

35% Yes

58% No

  7% Not sure

 

20.  Will today’s children be better off than their parents?

 

20% Yes

55% No

25% Not sure

 

21.  Do you trust the United States federal government?

 

31% Yes

53% No

16% Not sure

 

22.  How closely have you been watching news about the government’s response to the recent hurricane that hit the southern United States?

 

53% Very closely

33% Somewhat closely

10% Not very closely

  3% Not at all

  1% Not at all

 

23.  Do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the way the Federal Emergency Management Agency has responded to help victims of the hurricane?

 

31% Strongly approve

18% Somewhat approve

15% Somewhat disapprove

27% Strongly disapprove

  8% Not sure

 

 

24.  Which should be a higher priority for federal funding, providing assistance for illegal immigrants or providing for Americans impacted by disasters?

 

  7% Assistance for illegal aliens

85% Americans impacted by disaster

  8% Not sure

 

 

25.  Who is the biggest enemy America currently faces, Iran, China, Russia, the Democrat party, the Republican party, or domestic extremists?

 

  7% Iran

19% China

12% Russia

24% Democrat Party

21% Republican Party

10% Domestic Extremists

  6% Not sure

 

 

26.  How likely is it that America will experience another civil war or revolution in the next few years?

 

15% Very likely

31% Somewhat likely

28% Not very likely

14% Not at all likely

12% Not sure

 

 

27.  How important is it to you that the President of the United States has religious morals?

 

37% Very important

31% Somewhat important

16% Not very important

11% Not at all important

  4% Not sure

 

 

28.  Which candidate for president is the most competent, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump?

 

46% Harris

51% Trump

  2% Neither

  1% Not sure

 

29.  Who do you trust more for your political news?  Major cable news channels, network TV news, or independent online sources?

 

32% Major cable news channel

25% Network TV News

25% Independent online sources

  9% Some other news sources

  9% Not sure

 

 

30.  Which cable TV news channel would you be most likely to trust?  CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, or Newsmax?

 

28% CNN

16% MSNBC

28% Fox News

13% Newsmax

13% None of them
  3% Not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence