Pennsylvania Results

Q1

Thinking about the following list of issues,

which is most important to you when deciding
on your vote for your Pennsylvania state
legislator: jobs and the economy, health care,
education, taxes, the death penalty, the
environment, or something else?

Q3

Jobs and the economy.................................... 34%

Life in prison with no possibility of parole........ 32%

Life in prison with a chance of parole after at
least 40 years ................................................. 13%
Life in prison with a chance of parole after at
least 20 years ................................................. 9%

Health care ..................................................... 15%

Education........................................................ 12%
Taxes .............................................................. 26%

Death penalty.................................................. 42%

Death penalty.................................................. 3%
Environment.................................................... 4%
Something else / Not sure............................... 6%

Q2

Governor Wolf has temporarily paused

executions in Pennsylvania until concerns
about the risk of executing innocent people, the
high cost of the death penalty, and serious
issues of unfairness can be addressed by a
bipartisan study commission. Do you strongly
support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose
or strongly oppose the decision to temporarily
pause executions?

Which punishment do you prefer for people

convicted of murder: life in prison with no
possibility of parole, life in prison with a chance
of parole after at least 40 years, life in prison
with a chance of parole after at least 20 years,
or the death penalty?

Not sure .......................................................... 4%

Q4

Which punishment to do you think costs

taxpayers more: the death penalty or life in
prison with no possibility of parole?
Death penalty costs taxpayers more............... 25%
Life in prison with no possibility of parole
costs taxpayers more...................................... 70%
Not sure .......................................................... 6%

Q5

Strongly support.............................................. 29%

Somewhat support.......................................... 21%
Somewhat oppose .......................................... 15%

How likely are you to support a candidate for

office if you agree with that candidate on most
issues and are of the same political party, but
disagree with that candidate on the death
penalty - are you very likely to support that
candidate, somewhat likely, somewhat unlikely,
or very unlikely to support that candidate?

Strongly oppose.............................................. 29%

Very likely ....................................................... 38%

Not sure .......................................................... 5%

Somewhat likely.............................................. 40%

Somewhat unlikely .......................................... 10%
Very unlikely.................................................... 4%
Not sure .......................................................... 8%

Q6

If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.

Woman ........................................................... 53%
Man................................................................. 47%

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
Survey of 632 Pennsylvania voters
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March 20-22, 2015

Q7

Q8

If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican,

press 2. If an independent, press 3.

Q9

If you are 18 to 45 years old, press 1. If 46 to

65, press 2. If you are older than 65, press 3.

Democrat ........................................................ 45%

18 to 45........................................................... 28%

Republican...................................................... 41%

46 to 65........................................................... 48%

Independent.................................................... 14%

Older than 65 .................................................. 24%

If you are white, press 1. If African-American,

press 2. If other, press 3.
White .............................................................. 81%
African American............................................. 12%
Other............................................................... 7%

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
Survey of 632 Pennsylvania voters
information@publicpolicypolling.com / 888 621-6988

March 20-22, 2015

Gender
Base Woman

Gender
Man

Most Important Issue

Base Woman

Man

Temporary Pause
Executions
Support/Oppose

Jobs and the econo... 34%

31%

37%

Health care 15%

18%

12%

Strongly support 29%

27%

32%

Education 12%

14%

10%

Somewhat support 21%

23%

19%

Taxes 26%

22%

30%

Somewhat oppose 15%

18%

12%

Strongly oppose 29%

23%

35%

8%

3%

Death penalty

3%

3%

3%

Environment

4%

5%

4%

Something else / Not

sure

6%

7%

5%

Not sure

5%

Gender
Base Woman

Gender
Man

Punishment
Preference

Base Woman

Man

Costlier Punishment
Opinion

Life in prison with no 32%

possibility of parole

34%

30%

Death penalty costs 25%

taxpayers more

23%

27%

Life in prison with a 13%

chance of parole after
at least 40 years

15%

11%

Life in prison with no 70%

possibility of parole
costs taxpayers more

71%

68%

Life in prison with a

chance of parole after
at least 20 years

9%

10%

7%

6%

5%

Death penalty 42%

37%

48%

Not sure

4%

4%

March 20-22, 2015

survey of 632 Pennsylvania voters

4%

Not sure

6%

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
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Party

Gender
Base Woman

Base Democrat Republican Independent

Man
Most Important Issue

Likelihood Support
Candidate With
Different Death
Penalty Opinion
38%

Very likely 38%

Jobs and the econo... 34%

36%

34%

28%

Health care 15%

17%

15%

10%

Education 12%

17%

8%

10%

Taxes 26%

15%

33%

36%

3%

4%

38%

Somewhat likely 40%

38%

41%

Somewhat unlikely 10%

10%

11%

Very unlikely

4%

4%

5%

Not sure

8%

10%

5%

Death penalty

3%

2%

Environment

4%

6%

2%

5%

Something else / Not

sure

6%

7%

5%

6%

Party

Party

Base Democrat Republican Independent

Base Democrat Republican Independent

Temporary Pause
Executions
Support/Oppose

Punishment
Preference

Strongly support 29%

44%

13%

32%

Somewhat support 21%

25%

18%

19%

Somewhat oppose 15%

13%

18%

13%

Strongly oppose 29%

14%

45%

26%

4%

5%

11%

Not sure

5%

Life in prison with no 32%

possibility of parole

38%

24%

36%

Life in prison with a 13%

chance of parole after
at least 40 years

16%

12%

5%

Life in prison with a

chance of parole after
at least 20 years

9%

13%

4%

8%

Death penalty 42%

30%

56%

41%

Not sure

2%

4%

10%

4%

Party

Party

Base Democrat Republican Independent

Base Democrat Republican Independent

Costlier Punishment
Opinion
Death penalty costs 25%
taxpayers more

28%

18%

37%

Life in prison with no 70%

possibility of parole
costs taxpayers more

65%

80%

54%

Not sure

6%

March 20-22, 2015

survey of 632 Pennsylvania voters

7%

3%

9%

Likelihood Support
Candidate With
Different Death
Penalty Opinion
Very likely 38%

46%

29%

37%

Somewhat likely 40%

35%

45%

37%

Somewhat unlikely 10%

8%

13%

12%

Very unlikely

4%

3%

6%

4%

Not sure

8%

8%

7%

10%

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
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Race
Base

Race

African
White American Other

Most Important Issue

Base

African
White American Other

Temporary Pause
Executions
Support/Oppose

Jobs and the econo... 34%

32%

41%

41%

Health care 15%

15%

19%

6%

Strongly support 29%

29%

32%

29%

Education 12%

12%

9%

19%

Somewhat support 21%

21%

33%

5%

Taxes 26%

28%

18%

16%

Somewhat oppose 15%

16%

16%

2%

Strongly oppose 29%

30%

11%

52%

4%

8%

12%

Death penalty

3%

3%

8%

Environment

4%

5%

3%

Something else / Not

sure

6%

5%

13%

7%

Not sure

5%

Race
Base

Race

African
White American Other

Punishment
Preference

Base

African
White American Other

Costlier Punishment
Opinion

Life in prison with no 32%

possibility of parole

32%

48%

9%

Death penalty costs 25%

taxpayers more

27%

15%

23%

Life in prison with a 13%

chance of parole after
at least 40 years

11%

26%

10%

Life in prison with no 70%

possibility of parole
costs taxpayers more

69%

74%

65%

9%

9%

4%

16%

4%

11%

13%

Death penalty 42%

45%

22%

49%

Not sure

4%

16%

Life in prison with a

chance of parole after
at least 20 years

March 20-22, 2015

survey of 632 Pennsylvania voters

4%

Not sure

6%

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
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Race
Base

Age

African
White American Other

Likelihood Support
Candidate With
Different Death
Penalty Opinion

Base

18 to 46 to Older
45
65 than 65

Most Important Issue

Jobs and the econo... 34%

34%

36%

29%

Health care 15%

9%

17%

18%

Education 12%

20%

9%

10%

Taxes 26%

Very likely 38%

40%

35%

22%

Somewhat likely 40%

37%

53%

44%

21%

27%

29%

Somewhat unlikely 10%

12%

1%

8%

Death penalty

3%

3%

2%

4%

Very unlikely

4%

5%

10%

Environment

4%

5%

4%

4%

Not sure

8%

6%

11%

15%

Something else / Not

sure

6%

7%

5%

7%

Age
Base

Age

18 to 46 to Older
45
65 than 65

Temporary Pause
Executions
Support/Oppose
25%

31%

32%

Somewhat support 21%

24%

19%

23%

Somewhat oppose 15%

13%

17%

14%

Strongly oppose 29%

28%

31%

25%

10%

3%

6%

March 20-22, 2015

survey of 632 Pennsylvania voters

18 to 46 to Older
45
65 than 65

Punishment
Preference

Strongly support 29%

Not sure

Base

5%

Life in prison with no 32%

possibility of parole

29%

31%

39%

Life in prison with a 13%

chance of parole after
at least 40 years

12%

14%

12%

9%

8%

9%

9%

Death penalty 42%

46%

43%

36%

Not sure

5%

4%

4%

Life in prison with a

chance of parole after
at least 20 years

4%

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
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Age
Base

Age

18 to 46 to Older
45
65 than 65

Costlier Punishment
Opinion
Death penalty costs 25%
taxpayers more

23%

28%

21%

Life in prison with no 70%

possibility of parole
costs taxpayers more

71%

69%

69%

Not sure

March 20-22, 2015

survey of 632 Pennsylvania voters

6%

6%

3%

10%

Base

18 to 46 to Older
45
65 than 65

Likelihood Support
Candidate With
Different Death
Penalty Opinion
Very likely 38%

42%

34%

40%

Somewhat likely 40%

36%

44%

36%

Somewhat unlikely 10%

8%

12%

10%

Very unlikely

4%

3%

3%

8%

Not sure

8%

11%

6%

6%

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
information@publicpolicypolling.com / 888 621-6988