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DeFoor vs. Kenyatta · October 8, 2024

Timothy DeFoor
52.0%
Timothy DeFoor (R)
Malcolm Kenyatta
48.0%
Malcolm Kenyatta (D)
R+4.0%
Published October 8, 2024 · 400 likely voters · MoE ±4.9%
Election result
R+5.2% Timothy DeFoor won
This poll's error: D+1.2%
What we wrote at the time

Republicans Improve in State-Level Pennsylvania Races

October 8, 2024

ActiVote’s October 8, 2024 Pennsylvania state-wide polls finds that Republicans lead in the Auditor General and Treasurer races, while the Democratic candidate has a minimal lead in the Attorney General race.

The polls were in the field between September 6 and October 7 (median field date of September 22). The polls were among 400 likely presidential election voters and have an average expected error of 4.9%.

Overview

The Auditor General (DeFoor) and Treasurer (Garrity) are Republican incumbents who lead in these polls, reversing our findings of the polls of August 23.

Please note that in each of these polls the threshold for inclusion in the crosstabs for the unweighted sample for 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 · October 8, 2024

Left
98%
Moderate Left
11%
89%
Center
65%
35%
Moderate Right
89%
11%
Right
95%
Timothy DeFoorMalcolm Kenyatta

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Pennsylvania Auditor 2024 · October 8, 2024
ActiVote 400 LV Unweighted Weighted Timothy DeFoor Malcolm Kenyatta
National ±4.9% MoE 100% 100% 52.0% 48.0%
Political Spectrum Left 29% 22% 2% 98%
Moderate Left 26% 18% 11% 89%
Center 17% 20% 65% 35%
Moderate Right 12% 20% 89% 11%
Right 15% 21% 95% 5%
Region rural 23% 26% 76% 24%
suburban 46% 48% 51% 49%
urban 31% 26% 30% 70%
Age 18-29 27% 13% 44% 56%
30-49 37% 29% 51% 49%
50-64 23% 26% 53% 47%
65+ 13% 32% 56% 44%
Gender F 26% 53% 48% 52%
M 74% 47% 57% 43%
Party D 57% 45% 11% 89%
R 29% 42% 93% 7%
I 10% 11% 60% 40%
Ethnicity White 84% 80% 59% 41%
Black 8% 9% 6% 94%
Latino 3% 6% 27% 73%
Income Low 18% 20% 44% 56%
Middle 44% 43% 57% 43%
High 38% 37% 50% 50%
Education HS 20% 36% 49% 51%
Some C 9% 19% 53% 47%
BSC+ 71% 45% 54% 46%
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.