Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Pennsylvania Political Survey

Quinnipiac Pennsylvania Political Survey

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Tom Corbett is handling his job as Governor?

• Approve 39% [39%] (39%)
• Disapprove 38% [37%] (11%)

Among Democrats

• Approve 21% [20%] (27%)
• Disapprove 57% [55%] (16%)

Among Republicans

• Approve 63% [64%] (57%)
• Disapprove 18% [18%] (4%)

Among Independents

• Approve 36% [40%] (40%)
• Disapprove 37% [31%] (13%)

Among Men

• Approve 48% [43%] (41%)
• Disapprove 34% [30%] (11%)

Among Women

• Approve 30% [36%] (37%)
• Disapprove 43% [43%] (12%)

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Tom Corbett is handling the state budget?

• Approve 33% [35%]
• Disapprove 52% [52%]

To balance the state budget, if you had to choose, would you prefer - raising taxes or cutting government programs and services?

• Cut services 52% [54%] (56%)
• Raise taxes 35% [36%] (30%)

Do you think Governor Corbett's proposals to balance the state budget are fair or unfair to people like you?

• Fair 36% [39%]
• Unfair 48% [50%]

Do you think an increase in taxes is necessary to balance the budget or not?

• Yes 39% [40%]
• No 55% [55%]

In order to balance the state budget, Governor Corbett has proposed cuts in state spending. Do you think Corbett's cuts in state spending go too far, not far enough or are they about right?

• Too far 35% [35%]
• Not far enough 21% [20%]
• About right 30% [31%]

To help balance the state budget do you support or oppose layoffs for state employees?

• Support 45% [43%] (52%)
• Oppose 47% [50%] (40%)

To help balance the state budget, do you support or oppose a wage freeze for state employees?

• Support 70% [68%]
• Oppose 26% [27%]

To help balance the state budget do you support or oppose leasing the Pennsylvania turnpike to a private company?

• Support 34% [36%] (36%)
• Oppose 54% [53%] (51%)

To help balance the state budget do you support or oppose selling off the state liquor stores?

• Support 69% [64%] (65%)
• Oppose 25% [28%] (26%)

To help balance the state budget do you support or oppose cutting funding for state and state-related universities?

• Support 31% [32%]
• Oppose 62% [64%]

To help balance the state budget do you support or oppose a new tax on companies drilling for natural gas in the state's Marcellus Shale?

• Support 69% [69%]
• Oppose 24% [22%]

Some people say, there should be drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale because of the economic benefits. Others say, there should not be drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale because of the environmental impact. Which comes closer to your point of view?

• Drilling 63%
• No drilling 30%

Which comes closer to your view regarding Governor Corbett's budget proposal - A)Taxes should not be raised, there should only be spending cuts, or B)Taxes should be raised so that there will be fewer spending cuts.

• Only spending cuts 54% [55%]
• Taxes should be raised/fewer cuts 39% [39%]

Do you think Tom Corbett has been a better governor than Ed Rendell, a worse governor, or about the same?

• Better 29%
• Worse 25%
• About the same 38%

Regardless of how you feel about Tom Corbett's policies, would you say you like or don't like Tom Corbett as a person?

• Like 51%
• Don't like 14%

And regardless of how you feel about Tom Corbett as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Tom Corbett's policies?

• Like 38%
• Don't like 43%

Survey of 1,277 registered voters was conducted June 7-12, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.7 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted April 19-25, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 8-14, 2011 are in parentheses.