More Pennsylvania voters in new poll say they are worse off financially than a year ago

More Pennsylvania voters are saying in a new poll they are worse off financially in comparison to the previous year than a few months ago, findings in a key swing state carried by President Trump in 2024 that come as the midterms approach later this year.

In the Quinnipiac University poll, 44 percent of respondents described their financial situation as “worse” in comparison to the prior year, 36 percent described it as “better,” 19 percent said it is the “same,” and 1 percent were unsure or gave no response.

Quinnipiac’s February poll on the same topic found that 36 percent of respondents in Pennsylvania described their situation as worse than a year prior. Forty percent in the February poll, per Quinnipiac, described their financial situation as better, and 22 percent said it was the same.

Pennsylvanians’ concerns about their finances will likely factor into their votes in this year’s midterms, as Republicans prepare to try to hold on to their narrow House majority in November.

The House currently has 218 Republicans, 212 Democrats and 1 independent. With three seats in Pennsylvania rated as toss-ups, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, Keystone State voters’ troubles with their money may cost the GOP as the party in power.

The Quinnipiac poll also found that 49 percent of respondents want Democrats to take the House, while 43 percent want Republicans to retain their power over the lower chamber, and 8 percent were unsure or gave no response.

The Quinnipiac poll took place July 9-13, featuring 895 self-identified registered voters in Pennsylvania with 4.3 percentage points as its margin of sampling error.

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