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2022 Primary Recap: Turnout, Geography, and Issues

In the 2022 Pennsylvania primary elections, how did geography affect support for the candidates? What about voter turnout? And what did the polls say about the importance of issues such as the economy, abortion rights, and gun control?

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Pennsylvania 2022 Primary Election Preview

This month's newsletter looks at some rarely discussed features that might affect Pennsylvania's primary elections: regional turnout, endorsements, a candidate's county of residence, and a candidate's ballot position.

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Franklin & Marshall Poll Release: May 2022

The poll asked Pennsylvania voters about the economy, the upcoming primary election, term limits for members of the state house and senate, and electoral procedures.

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Franklin & Marshall Poll Release: April 2022

Explore Pennsylvania voters' feelings about teaching critical race theory, discussing sexual orientation in schools, the economy, and the upcoming primary election.

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Primary Polling in 2022

What are the limitations of primary election polling? We review political polls in the U.S. since 2000 to learn what polls can, and can't, tell us.

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Franklin & Marshall Poll Release: March 2022

This month, we asked voters their feelings about the economy, gun control, privatization of state-owned liquor stores, amending the state constitution, and ratings for President Biden and Governor Wolf. We also discuss the electoral context for the 2022 midterm elections.

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Party Identification Shifted to Republicans in 2021

We review past political polls to set the context for the 2022 midterm elections. Can Democrats make up the ground they've lost to Republicans?

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Feeding the Goat

What can we learn about the upcoming 2022 midterm elections from Pennsylvania's 2021 municipal election? We look at county-level data to help answer this question.

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Franklin & Marshall Poll Release: October 2021

Read what Pennsylvania voters think about COVID-19 mitigation efforts, the direction of the state, the economy, how well the President and the Governor are performing, and whether a forensic investigation of the 2020 election should be conducted.

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Population and Voter Registration Changes in Pennsylvania Since 2000

Using recently released U.S. Census data, we examine how changes in Pennsylvania's rural and urban populations relate to changes in voting habits.