Pennsylvania Scorecard

This scorecard shows how Pennsylvania residents rate their state's leadership, economy, political landscape, and social climate as well as how they view the nation's leadership and economy. Pennsylvania residents' responses on 14 key metrics are compared with national averages. Understand how we calculated the 14 key metrics.

National averages: Average for the total U.S. population. The national average measures are from Gallup Daily tracking conducted January-June 2014, with sample sizes ranging from 230 in the least populous states to 8,500 in the most populous states. There are at least 500 respondents in 41 states.

^50-state averages: Overall average of the 50 individual state averages. The 50-state average measures are from a 50-state Gallup poll conducted June-December 2013 with at least 600 residents in each state.

Use Gallup Analytics to explore state political, economic, and well-being data collected since 2008.

POLITICS	Pennsylvania	National Average
Partisanship
% Republican/Lean Republican	39	39
% Democratic/Lean Democratic	46	43
Ideology
% Conservative	35	36
% Moderate	37	36
% Liberal	23	23
Presidential Job Approval
% Approve	42	43
Trust in Your State's Government
% Great deal/Fair amount	46	58^
Economics	Pennsylvania	National Average
Confidence in the U.S. Economy
Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100)	-24	-16
Confidence in Your State's Economy
Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100)	2	23^
Good Time to Get a Job in City or Area
% Good time	30	40^
State Taxes Not Too High
% Not too high	41	47^
Payroll to Population Rate
% of Population Employed Full Time by an Employer	43	43
Satisfaction	Pennsylvania	National Average
Best State to Live in
% Best/One of the best	34	46^
Would Like to Remain in State
% Remain	62	65^
Satisfied With City or Area
% Satisfied	80	83^
Culture	Pennsylvania	National Average
Religiosity
% Very religious	39	41
City or Area Is Good Place for Racial and Ethnic Minorities
% Good place	78	83^