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March 20-22, 2015Survey of 632 Pennsylvania votersMarch 20-22, 2015Survey of 632 Pennsylvania voters
3020 Highwoods Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604
[email protected] / 888 621-6988
3020 Highwoods Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604
[email protected] / 888 621-6988
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?
34% Jobs and the economy....................................
15% Health care .....................................................
12% Education........................................................
26% Taxes ..............................................................
3% Death penalty..................................................
4% Environment....................................................
6% Something else / Not sure...............................
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?
29% Strongly support..............................................
21% Somewhat support ..........................................
15% Somewhat oppose ..........................................
29% Strongly oppose ..............................................
5% Not sure ..........................................................
Q3 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?
32% Life in prison with no possibility of parole........
13% Life in prison with a chance of parole after at least 40 years .................................................
9% Life in prison with a chance of parole after at least 20 years .................................................
42% Death penalty..................................................
4% Not sure ..........................................................
Q4 Which punishment to do you think costs taxpayers more: the death penalty or life in prison with no possibility of parole?
25% Death penalty costs taxpayers more...............
70% Life in prison with no possibility of parole costs taxpayers more......................................
6% Not sure ..........................................................
Q5 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?
38% Very likely .......................................................
40% Somewhat likely ..............................................
10% Somewhat unlikely ..........................................
4% Very unlikely....................................................
8% Not sure ..........................................................
Q6 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
53% Woman ...........................................................
47% Man.................................................................
March 20-22, 2015Survey of 632 Pennsylvania votersMarch 20-22, 2015Survey of 632 Pennsylvania voters
3020 Highwoods Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604
[email protected] / 888 621-6988
3020 Highwoods Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604
[email protected] / 888 621-6988
Q7 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican, press 2. If an independent, press 3.
45% Democrat ........................................................
41% Republican......................................................
14% Independent....................................................
Q8 If you are white, press 1. If African-American, press 2. If other, press 3.
81% White ..............................................................
12% African American.............................................
7% Other...............................................................
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.
28% 18 to 45...........................................................
48% 46 to 65...........................................................
24% Older than 65 ..................................................
March 20-22, 2015survey of 632 Pennsylvania votersMarch 20-22, 2015survey of 632 Pennsylvania voters
3020 Highwoods Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604
[email protected] / 888 621-6988
3020 Highwoods Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604
[email protected] / 888 621-6988
Base
Gender
Woman Man
Most Important Issue
Jobs and the econo...
Health care
Education
Taxes
Death penalty
Environment
Something else / Notsure
34% 31% 37%
15% 18% 12%
12% 14% 10%
26% 22% 30%
3% 3% 3%
4% 5% 4%
6% 7% 5%
Base
Gender
Woman Man
Temporary PauseExecutionsSupport/Oppose
Strongly support
Somewhat support
Somewhat oppose
Strongly oppose
Not sure
29% 27% 32%
21% 23% 19%
15% 18% 12%
29% 23% 35%
5% 8% 3%
Base
Gender
Woman Man
PunishmentPreference
Life in prison with nopossibility of parole
Life in prison with achance of parole after
at least 40 years
Life in prison with achance of parole after
at least 20 years
Death penalty
Not sure
32% 34% 30%
13% 15% 11%
9% 10% 7%
42% 37% 48%
4% 4% 4%
Base
Gender
Woman Man
Costlier PunishmentOpinion
Death penalty coststaxpayers more
Life in prison with nopossibility of parole
costs taxpayers more
Not sure
25% 23% 27%
70% 71% 68%
6% 6% 5%
March 20-22, 2015survey of 632 Pennsylvania votersMarch 20-22, 2015survey of 632 Pennsylvania voters
3020 Highwoods Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604
[email protected] / 888 621-6988
3020 Highwoods Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604
[email protected] / 888 621-6988
Base
Gender
Woman Man
Likelihood SupportCandidate WithDifferent DeathPenalty Opinion
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Somewhat unlikely
Very unlikely
Not sure
38% 38% 38%
40% 38% 41%
10% 10% 11%
4% 4% 5%
8% 10% 5%
Base
Party
Democrat Republican Independent
Most Important Issue
Jobs and the econo...
Health care
Education
Taxes
Death penalty
Environment
Something else / Notsure
34% 36% 34% 28%
15% 17% 15% 10%
12% 17% 8% 10%
26% 15% 33% 36%
3% 2% 3% 4%
4% 6% 2% 5%
6% 7% 5% 6%
Base
Party
Democrat Republican Independent
Temporary PauseExecutionsSupport/Oppose
Strongly support
Somewhat support
Somewhat oppose
Strongly oppose
Not sure
29% 44% 13% 32%
21% 25% 18% 19%
15% 13% 18% 13%
29% 14% 45% 26%
5% 4% 5% 11%
Base
Party
Democrat Republican Independent
PunishmentPreference
Life in prison with nopossibility of parole
Life in prison with achance of parole after
at least 40 years
Life in prison with achance of parole after
at least 20 years
Death penalty
Not sure
32% 38% 24% 36%
13% 16% 12% 5%
9% 13% 4% 8%
42% 30% 56% 41%
4% 2% 4% 10%
Base
Party
Democrat Republican Independent
Costlier PunishmentOpinion
Death penalty coststaxpayers more
Life in prison with nopossibility of parole
costs taxpayers more
Not sure
25% 28% 18% 37%
70% 65% 80% 54%
6% 7% 3% 9%
Base
Party
Democrat Republican Independent
Likelihood SupportCandidate WithDifferent DeathPenalty Opinion
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Somewhat unlikely
Very unlikely
Not sure
38% 46% 29% 37%
40% 35% 45% 37%
10% 8% 13% 12%
4% 3% 6% 4%
8% 8% 7% 10%
March 20-22, 2015survey of 632 Pennsylvania votersMarch 20-22, 2015survey of 632 Pennsylvania voters
3020 Highwoods Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604
[email protected] / 888 621-6988
3020 Highwoods Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604
[email protected] / 888 621-6988
Base
Race
WhiteAfrican
American Other
Most Important Issue
Jobs and the econo...
Health care
Education
Taxes
Death penalty
Environment
Something else / Notsure
34% 32% 41% 41%
15% 15% 19% 6%
12% 12% 9% 19%
26% 28% 18% 16%
3% 3% - 8%
4% 5% - 3%
6% 5% 13% 7%
Base
Race
WhiteAfrican
American Other
Temporary PauseExecutionsSupport/Oppose
Strongly support
Somewhat support
Somewhat oppose
Strongly oppose
Not sure
29% 29% 32% 29%
21% 21% 33% 5%
15% 16% 16% 2%
29% 30% 11% 52%
5% 4% 8% 12%
Base
Race
WhiteAfrican
American Other
PunishmentPreference
Life in prison with nopossibility of parole
Life in prison with achance of parole after
at least 40 years
Life in prison with achance of parole after
at least 20 years
Death penalty
Not sure
32% 32% 48% 9%
13% 11% 26% 10%
9% 9% 4% 16%
42% 45% 22% 49%
4% 4% - 16%
Base
Race
WhiteAfrican
American Other
Costlier PunishmentOpinion
Death penalty coststaxpayers more
Life in prison with nopossibility of parole
costs taxpayers more
Not sure
25% 27% 15% 23%
70% 69% 74% 65%
6% 4% 11% 13%
March 20-22, 2015survey of 632 Pennsylvania votersMarch 20-22, 2015survey of 632 Pennsylvania voters
3020 Highwoods Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604
[email protected] / 888 621-6988
3020 Highwoods Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604
[email protected] / 888 621-6988
Base
Race
WhiteAfrican
American Other
Likelihood SupportCandidate WithDifferent DeathPenalty Opinion
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Somewhat unlikely
Very unlikely
Not sure
38% 40% 35% 22%
40% 37% 53% 44%
10% 12% 1% 8%
4% 5% - 10%
8% 6% 11% 15%
Base
Age
18 to45
46 to65
Olderthan 65
Most Important Issue
Jobs and the econo...
Health care
Education
Taxes
Death penalty
Environment
Something else / Notsure
34% 34% 36% 29%
15% 9% 17% 18%
12% 20% 9% 10%
26% 21% 27% 29%
3% 3% 2% 4%
4% 5% 4% 4%
6% 7% 5% 7%
Base
Age
18 to45
46 to65
Olderthan 65
Temporary PauseExecutionsSupport/Oppose
Strongly support
Somewhat support
Somewhat oppose
Strongly oppose
Not sure
29% 25% 31% 32%
21% 24% 19% 23%
15% 13% 17% 14%
29% 28% 31% 25%
5% 10% 3% 6%
Base
Age
18 to45
46 to65
Olderthan 65
PunishmentPreference
Life in prison with nopossibility of parole
Life in prison with achance of parole after
at least 40 years
Life in prison with achance of parole after
at least 20 years
Death penalty
Not sure
32% 29% 31% 39%
13% 12% 14% 12%
9% 8% 9% 9%
42% 46% 43% 36%
4% 5% 4% 4%
March 20-22, 2015survey of 632 Pennsylvania votersMarch 20-22, 2015survey of 632 Pennsylvania voters
3020 Highwoods Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604
[email protected] / 888 621-6988
3020 Highwoods Blvd.Raleigh, NC 27604
[email protected] / 888 621-6988
Base
Age
18 to45
46 to65
Olderthan 65
Costlier PunishmentOpinion
Death penalty coststaxpayers more
Life in prison with nopossibility of parole
costs taxpayers more
Not sure
25% 23% 28% 21%
70% 71% 69% 69%
6% 6% 3% 10%
Base
Age
18 to45
46 to65
Olderthan 65
Likelihood SupportCandidate WithDifferent DeathPenalty Opinion
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Somewhat unlikely
Very unlikely
Not sure
38% 42% 34% 40%
40% 36% 44% 36%
10% 8% 12% 10%
4% 3% 3% 8%
8% 11% 6% 6%