Poll Watch: PPP (D) Pennsylvania Political Survey

PPP (D) Pennsylvania Political Survey

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Joe Sestak 32% / 31% {+1%}
• Arlen Specter 32% / 53% {-21%}
• Ed Rendell 33% / 55% {-22%}

If there was an election today do you think you would vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate for Congress from your district, or are you not sure?

• Democrat 42%
• Republican 36%

Which of the following best describes your opinion on gay marriage: gay couples should be allowed to legally marry, or gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry, or there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship?

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 30%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 33%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 35%

Among Democrats

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 40%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 30%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 27%

Among Republicans

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 14%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 37%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 47%

Among Independents

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 37%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 31%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 30%

Survey of 593 Pennsylvania voters was conducted April 7-10, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 51% Democrat; 38% Republican; 11% Independent/Other. Political ideology: 33% Moderate; 23% Somewhat conservative; 19% Somewhat liberal; 17% Very conservative; 8% Very liberal.