Polling in the swing state of Pennsylvania has uncovered a possible tight presidential race, with support for Trump measuring at 47%, just barely over Harris’ 45%; a lead due in part to Catholics.
According to American Greatness, the poll was conducted both before and after President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race Sunday, meaning that 25% of the weighted respondent interviews occurred before July 21. Should Harris secure the Democratic presidential nomination, voters in Pennsylvania—a notorious battleground state—could ultimately sway the election toward either candidate.
American Greatness called registered voters in Pennsylvania and asked them a series of questions about their satisfaction with Trump, Biden, and Harris, as well as their views on issues such as the economy and gun ownership.
Of all those polled, 24% were Catholic, 22% were mainline or evangelical Protestant, 20% were not religious, 14% were of another faith, 5% were atheist, 2% were Jewish, and 2% were Muslim. Ten percent didn’t know their religion or refused to respond.
According to the results, Catholic voters were significantly more likely to vote for Trump (54%) over Harris (37%).
Regarding “Bidenomics,” only 15% of those polled said that the current administration’s plan works “very well,” while 38% said “not at all.” Among those aged 18-34, only 6% said that Bidenomics works “very well.”
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When asked about their financial situations, 51% of respondents said they were better off under Trump’s presidency, while 37% said they were better off now. Additionally, 41% of all voters said they were more confident about their overall personal situations now than they were four years ago, but 44% said the opposite. Only 9% saw no change.
The poll also asked voters about the attempted assassination of Trump. Twenty-one percent responded that it made them more likely to support Trump, while 10% responded that they were less likely to support him. Sixty-eight percent said that it had no real effect on their votes.
Regarding gun control in light of Trump’s attempted assassination, 36% of voters said they were concerned that both federal and state governments would go too far on gun control, while 44% said the governments wouldn’t go far enough. Forty-eight percent of voters said that they or someone in their household owned a gun, while 45% replied in the negative.
LifeNews Note: Hannah Hiester writes for CatholicVote, where this column originally appeared.
