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DeFoor vs. Kenyatta · August 23, 2024

Malcolm Kenyatta
52.4%
Malcolm Kenyatta (D)
Timothy DeFoor
47.6%
Timothy DeFoor (R)
D+4.8%
Published August 23, 2024 · 400 likely voters · MoE ±4.9%
Election result
R+5.2% Timothy DeFoor won
This poll's error: D+10.0%
What we wrote at the time

Democrats Ahead in All State-Level Pennsylvania Races

August 23, 2024

ActiVote’s August 23, 2024 Pennsylvania state-wide polls find that the Democratic candidates are ahead in all three polled races:

The polls were in the field between July 26 and August 23 (median field date of August 9). The polls were among 400 likely presidential election voters and have an average expected error of 4.9%.

Overview

Our August 22 Presidential Pennsylvania Poll has Democratic Presidential candidate Harris up by 2.2%. Our August 23 Pennsylvania U.S Senate poll has Democratic Senator Casey up by 9.8%. These three state executive positions thus run more Democratic than the presidential poll, but less so than the U.S. Senate poll.

Given that both the Auditor General (DeFoor) and the Treasurer (Garrity) are Republican incumbents, the leads found in our poll by their Democratic challengers seems a surprising finding.

Please note that in each of these polls the threshold for inclusion in the crosstabs for the unweighted sample for Black and Latino voters (5%) was not met, so that they are not separately reported in the crosstabs. They are part of the weighted overall result. For details on reporting in our crosstabs see answer 4 our polling disclosures.

Crosstabs

Weighted results by demographic group · August 23, 2024

Left
98%
Moderate Left
90%
10%
Center
46%
54%
Moderate Right
11%
89%
Right
93%
Malcolm KenyattaTimothy DeFoor

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Pennsylvania Auditor 2024 · August 23, 2024
ActiVote 400 LV Unweighted Weighted Malcolm Kenyatta Timothy DeFoor
National ±4.9% MoE 100% 100% 52.4% 47.6%
Political Spectrum Left 28% 26% 98% 2%
Moderate Left 25% 19% 90% 10%
Center 17% 13% 46% 54%
Moderate Right 14% 20% 11% 89%
Right 16% 21% 7% 93%
Region rural 28% 26% 42% 58%
suburban 49% 48% 47% 53%
urban 22% 26% 72% 28%
Age 18-29 31% 13% 66% 34%
30-49 39% 29% 54% 46%
50-64 18% 26% 54% 46%
65+ 12% 32% 45% 55%
Gender F 31% 53% 59% 41%
M 69% 47% 45% 55%
Party D 55% 45% 93% 7%
R 32% 42% 10% 90%
I 10% 11% 48% 52%
Ethnicity White 89% 80% 47% 53%
Black 3% 9% 97% 3%
Latino 3% 6% 48% 52%
Income Low 17% 20% 61% 39%
Middle 45% 43% 52% 48%
High 38% 37% 49% 51%
Education HS 30% 36% 62% 38%
Some C 10% 19% 43% 57%
BSC+ 60% 45% 49% 51%
All polls in this race: August 23, 2024 · October 8, 2024 · October 26, 2024
Methodology. 400 likely voters in Pennsylvania. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±4.9%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.