Pennsylvania 16th Congressional District Survey Results

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How likely would you say you are to vote in the

Congressional election on November 4th? Are
you certain or very likely to vote, will you
probably vote, are the chances 50-50, or will
you probably not vote?
Certain or very likely to vote .................... 93%
Will probably vote ................................. 7%
Chances are 50-50 ............................... 0%
Will probably not vote ............................ 0%
Do you approve or disapprove of President
Barack Obamas job performance?
Approve ............................................ 38%
Disapprove ........................................ 53%
Not sure ............................................ 8%
The candidates for Congress are Republican
Joe Pitts and Democrat Tom Houghton. If the
election were held today, who would you vote
for, or are you undecided?
Joe Pitts ............................................ 44%
Tom Houghton .................................... 36%
Undecided ......................................... 20%
Let me tell you a little about the candidates for
Congress. Joe Pitts has been in Congress
since 1997, and was a state representative
before that for 24 years. Tom Houghton is a
former chair of the London Grove Board of
Supervisors and a former state representative.
Having heard more information about the
candidates, if the election for Congress were
held today, who would you vote for, or are you
undecided?
Joe Pitts ............................................ 42%
Tom Houghton .................................... 37%
Undecided ......................................... 21%
(Asked only of those with a candidate choice:)
Are you committed to your candidate choice, or
might you still change your mind between now
and November 4th?
Commited to your candidate .................. 84%
Might still change your mind .................. 16%
In the last presidential election, did you vote for
Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama.................................... 42%
Mitt Romney ....................................... 50%
Someone else / Don't remember ............ 8%
If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press
2.
Woman ............................................. 53%
Man .................................................. 47%
Are you a registered to vote as a Democrat, a
Republican, or an independent?
Democrat........................................... 39%
Republican......................................... 47%

Independent .......................................
Not sure

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14%

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If you are white, press 1. If African-American,

press 2. If other, press 3.
White ................................................. 88%
African-American .................................. 4%
Other ................................................. 8%
Q10 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1. If 30 to
45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3. If you are
older than 65, press 4.
18 to 29 ............................................. 11%
30 to 45 ............................................. 27%
46 to 65 ............................................. 35%
Older than 65...................................... 27%
Q11 Where do you live?
Berks County ...................................... 13%
Chester County ................................... 21%
Lancaster City ..................................... 6%
Lancaster County, but not in the city ........ 60%
Q12 (Asked only of Lancaster County respondents:)
Now I want to tell you about an important issue
in Lancaster County. The Williams Company
wants to build a large new fracking pipeline
through Lancaster County. The proposed route
will use eminent domain to go through the
Lancaster Farm Trust and private farmland,
past schools, and through townships and
neighborhoods along the Susquehanna River.
The communities along the pipeline path
strongly oppose this pipeline. Joe Pitts strongly
supports this pipeline project, and has taken
over $15,000 in campaign contributions from
the Williams Company. But Tom Houghton
strongly opposes the project, and will fight
against it in Congress. Having heard this, if the
election for Congress were held today, who
would you vote for, or are you undecided?
Joe Pitts ............................................ 41%
Tom Houghton .................................... 41%
Undecided ......................................... 18%