Skip Navigation

Poll shows Pa. voters not optimistic on economy, direction of state and nation

March 2022 franklin and Marshall College poll

  • Scott LaMar
FILE PHOTO: Ed Gillespie fills out his ballot at his polling place Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Alexandria, Va.

 Alex Brandon / AP Photo

FILE PHOTO: Ed Gillespie fills out his ballot at his polling place Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Alexandria, Va.

Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9:30 am and 7:30 pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.”

Airdate: March 7, 2022

The Franklin and Marshall College Poll provides a good snapshot of what registered Pennsylvania voters are thinking every few months.

The March 2022 F&M poll finds that those surveyed aren’t very optimistic about the economy and the future direction of the U.S. and Pennsylvania.

According to the poll, just 21% said the nation is headed in the right direction while 32% say the state is head down the right path. The majority of those polled don’t believe President Joe Biden or Gov. Tom Wolf are doing a good job either.

Berwood A. Yost, Director of the Floyd Institute for Public Policy and Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College is on Monday’s Smart Talk with analysis of the poll results.

Other topics the poll addressed are gun laws, including concealed carry laws and abortion.

 

 

Support for WITF is provided by:

Become a WITF sponsor today »

Support for WITF is provided by:

Become a WITF sponsor today »

Up Next
Smart Talk

Controlling invasive species in Pennsylvania