LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — New poll data from Franklin & Marshall College revealed the temperature of Pennsylvania voters on a number of local and national issues.
The data includes a random sample of 834 registered Pennsylvania voters who were interviewed from Feb. 18 to March 1.
Of the voters who were interviewed, 353 identified as Democrat, 347 identified as Republican and 134 identified as independent.
Donald Trump, U.S. government
According to a report from the college, 51% of voters said Donald Trump is doing “a poor job” as president. 10% said he’s doing “only a fair job,” 18% said he’s doing “a good job” and 21% said he’s doing “an excellent job.”
With immigration, 42% of voters said Trump is doing either “excellent” or “very good,” while 51% said he’s doing “below average” or “failing.”
Voters had similar opinions on Trump’s handling of foreign policy. 37% said he is doing “excellent” or “very good,” and 51% said he’s doing “below average” or “failing.”
In general, data appeared to show dissatisfaction with the state of the U.S. government. 65% of voters said they were either “somewhat” or “very” dissatisfied with the way democracy works in the country.
On Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania elections
If the 2026 gubernatorial election was held today, 48% of voters said they would vote for incumbent Josh Shapiro. 28% said they would vote for Republican candidate Stacy Garrity. 7% said they’d vote for another candidate, and 17% did not answer.
If elections for the U.S. House of Representatives were held today, 44% of voters said they’d vote for a Democratic candidate. 37% said they’d vote for a Republican candidate. 19% said they do not know which party they’d vote for.
On a broader level, 44% of voters feel Pennsylvania is generally “off on the wrong track,” compared to 39% of voters who said the state is “headed in the right direction.”
These results were similar to data from a Quinnipiac University poll of Pennsylvania voters that was conducted from Feb. 19-23.