Abortion a top election issue for nearly half of state voters, Spotlight PA poll shows

HARRISBURG — Abortion is a top issue for nearly 50% of Pennsylvania voters when considering who to pick for president this November, a new Spotlight PA poll shows.

Feelings vary widely by party. Just 17% of Republican respondents identified abortion and reproductive health as one of the issues that matter the most to them this election cycle compared to a whopping 85% of Democrats.

Critically, 49% of those polled who aren’t registered to either major party picked abortion as a top issue. In the extremely tight race between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, 5% of independent and third-party respondents said they were still undecided — making them a critical group in a state where the outcome will likely be decided by a slim margin.

The poll, which was conducted by the MassINC Polling Group between Sept. 12 and 18, asked 800 likely voters whether a variety of issues matter to them in the presidential race. Abortion ranked below the economy (69%), the future of democracy (60%), immigration policy (57%), and gun policy (51%).




https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/09/abortion-presidential-election-poll-2024-pennsylvania-kamala-harris-donald-trump/