Your Voice Your Vote 2022

Pennsylvania Exit Poll: Governor

Are you:

(2,651 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Male
49% of respondents
48%50%
Female
51% of respondents
63%37%

Are you:

(2,617 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
White
81% of respondents
50%48%
Black
8% of respondents
92%8%
Hispanic/Latino
8% of respondents
72%25%
Asian
2% of respondents
0%0%
Other
2% of respondents
0%0%

Are you:

(2,617 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
White
81% of respondents
50%48%
Non-White
19% of respondents
80%19%

Sex by race

(2,613 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
White men
41% of respondents
43%55%
White women
41% of respondents
58%42%
Black men
3% of respondents
0%0%
Black women
5% of respondents
0%0%
Latino men
4% of respondents
0%0%
Latino women
4% of respondents
0%0%
All other races
3% of respondents
0%0%

In which age group are you?

(2,640 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
18-29
12% of respondents
71%27%
30-44
19% of respondents
61%37%
45-64
35% of respondents
52%48%
65 or over
34% of respondents
51%47%

To which age group do you belong?

(2,640 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
18-44
31% of respondents
65%33%
45+
69% of respondents
52%48%

In which age group are you?

(2,640 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
18-24
7% of respondents
72%25%
25-29
5% of respondents
69%31%
30-39
13% of respondents
64%34%
40-49
11% of respondents
55%44%
50-64
29% of respondents
51%49%
65 or over
34% of respondents
51%47%

Which best describes your education? You have:

(2,616 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Never attended college
24% of respondents
41%59%
Attended college but received no degree
21% of respondents
59%38%
Associate's degree (AA or AS)
14% of respondents
54%44%
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS)
23% of respondents
58%41%
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD)
18% of respondents
72%27%

What was the last grade of school you completed?

(2,616 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
College graduate
41% of respondents
64%35%
No college degree
59% of respondents
51%48%

Education by race

(2,577 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
White college graduates
35% of respondents
62%37%
White non-college graduates
47% of respondents
43%56%
Non White college graduates
6% of respondents
76%23%
Non White non-college graduates
12% of respondents
82%17%

Education by White by Sex

(2,575 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
White women college graduates
17% of respondents
69%30%
White women non-college graduates
24% of respondents
50%49%
White men college graduates
18% of respondents
55%44%
White men non-college graduates
23% of respondents
35%63%
Non-whites
19% of respondents
80%19%

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:

(2,525 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Democrat
37% of respondents
96%3%
Republican
40% of respondents
16%83%
Independent or something else
24% of respondents
64%33%

Party by gender

(2,519 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Democratic men
14% of respondents
94%5%
Democratic women
22% of respondents
98%2%
Republican men
21% of respondents
15%84%
Republican women
18% of respondents
18%82%
Independent men
13% of respondents
60%36%
Independent women
10% of respondents
69%29%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

(2,469 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Liberal
25% of respondents
94%4%
Moderate
41% of respondents
71%28%
Conservative
34% of respondents
13%86%

Are you currently married?

(1,111 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
64% of respondents
52%47%
No
36% of respondents
65%33%

Gender by marital status

(1,108 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Married men
36% of respondents
49%50%
Married women
29% of respondents
55%44%
Non-married men
14% of respondents
53%43%
Non-married women
21% of respondents
73%27%

Is this the first time you have ever voted in a midterm election?

(1,165 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
12% of respondents
66%30%
No
88% of respondents
54%45%

How do you feel about the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?

(1,130 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Strongly approve
17% of respondents
96%4%
Somewhat approve
29% of respondents
95%4%
Somewhat disapprove
11% of respondents
65%31%
Strongly disapprove
43% of respondents
14%85%

How do you feel about the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?

(1,130 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Strongly or somewhat approve
46% of respondents
96%4%
Strongly or somewhat disapprove
53% of respondents
24%74%

Which ONE of these five issues mattered most in deciding how you voted today: (CHECK ONLY ONE)

(1,130 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Crime
11% of respondents
55%42%
Abortion
37% of respondents
80%19%
Inflation
28% of respondents
33%66%
Gun policy
9% of respondents
0%0%
Immigration
7% of respondents
0%0%

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:

(1,170 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Excellent
3% of respondents
0%0%
Good
21% of respondents
84%16%
Not so good
37% of respondents
72%26%
Poor
38% of respondents
19%79%

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:

(1,170 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Excellent or good
25% of respondents
85%14%
Not so good or poor
74% of respondents
45%53%

In the last year, has inflation caused you and your family:

(1,102 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
A severe hardship
18% of respondents
34%66%
A moderate hardship
60% of respondents
56%43%
No hardship at all
21% of respondents
78%19%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

(1,130 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Legal in all cases
32% of respondents
90%9%
Legal in most cases
30% of respondents
71%28%
Illegal in most cases
26% of respondents
17%82%
Illegal in all cases
8% of respondents
0%0%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

(1,130 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Legal
62% of respondents
81%18%
Illegal
34% of respondents
16%83%

How do you feel about the Supreme Court decision on abortion this year that overturned Roe v. Wade:

(1,102 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Enthusiastic
17% of respondents
5%94%
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic
21% of respondents
22%76%
Dissatisfied, but not angry
20% of respondents
64%33%
Angry
39% of respondents
95%5%

How do you feel about the Supreme Court decision on abortion this year that overturned Roe v. Wade:

(1,102 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Enthusiastic or satisfied
38% of respondents
14%84%
Dissatisfied or angry
59% of respondents
84%15%

In the 2020 election for president, did you vote for:

(1,130 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Joe Biden (Dem)
48% of respondents
96%3%
Donald Trump (Rep)
45% of respondents
15%84%
Other
3% of respondents
0%0%
Did not vote
3% of respondents
0%0%

Do you think that Joe Biden legitimately won the presidency in 2020?

(1,102 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
62% of respondents
85%13%
No
35% of respondents
8%91%

How confident are you that elections in your state are being conducted fairly and accurately?

(1,130 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Very confident
43% of respondents
88%11%
Somewhat confident
30% of respondents
47%52%
Not very confident
19% of respondents
20%77%
Not at all confident
7% of respondents
0%0%

How confident are you that elections in your state are being conducted fairly and accurately?

(1,130 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Confident
73% of respondents
71%28%
Not confident
26% of respondents
17%81%

Would you like to see Joe Biden run for president in 2024?

(1,102 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
28% of respondents
87%11%
No
69% of respondents
43%56%

Is your opinion of Donald Trump:

(1,081 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Favorable
39% of respondents
10%90%
Unfavorable
58% of respondents
87%11%

Was one reason for your vote today:

(919 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
To support Joe Biden
14% of respondents
98%2%
To oppose Joe Biden
29% of respondents
8%90%
Joe Biden was not a factor
54% of respondents
73%26%

Was one reason for your vote today:

(919 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
To support Donald Trump
17% of respondents
11%89%
To oppose Donald Trump
26% of respondents
93%5%
Donald Trump was not a factor
55% of respondents
53%45%

Which candidate for governor do you trust to handle elections in Pennsylvania?

(944 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Only Josh Shapiro
51% of respondents
99%1%
Only Doug Mastriano
35% of respondents
1%99%
Both of them
6% of respondents
0%0%
Neither of them
6% of respondents
0%0%

Do you trust Josh Shapiro to handle elections in Pennsylvania?

(944 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
57% of respondents
94%6%
No
41% of respondents
8%91%

Do you trust Doug Mastriano to handle elections in Pennsylvania?

(944 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
40% of respondents
8%92%
No
57% of respondents
93%6%

In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for:

(2,638 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
John Fetterman
51% of respondents
98%2%
Mehmet Oz
48% of respondents
11%89%

Population of area, three categories

(2,657 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
City over 50,000
27% of respondents
72%28%
Suburbs
62% of respondents
52%47%
Small city and Rural
11% of respondents
39%58%

Geo Stratum Code

(2,657 Respondents)Voted (D)Voted (R)
Philadelphia
9% of respondents
90%10%
Philly Suburbs
18% of respondents
66%33%
Northeast
20% of respondents
48%51%
Central
23% of respondents
38%62%
West
29% of respondents
58%40%