Toplines - American Thinker October 2024 Pennsylvania
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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?
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
