Nearly 6 in 10 Pennsylvania voters think Josh Shapiro is doing a good job as governor, but only 4 in 10 think he’d be a good president, according to a new poll.
The Quinnipiac University poll released this week showed that 56% of registered voters approve of the job Shapiro is doing in the state’s highest office, while 29% disapprove and 15% didn’t offer an opinion.
In Quinnipiac’s Oct. 1 poll, 60% of voters approved of the job he was doing.
As for the White House, 40% of voters think Shapiro would make a good president, 43% do not and 16% didn’t have an opinion, the poll showed.
Shapiro, a Democrat from Montgomery County in suburban Philadelphia, has been widely mentioned as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 2028, though he hasn’t formally announced plans to run.
“Shapiro maintains solid numbers as governor. Do Pennsylvania voters think he’s up to the job in the Oval Office? Not exactly a ringing endorsement,” said Quinnipiac polling analyst Tim Malloy.
Shapiro is running for reelection this year and is expected to face Treasurer Stacy Garrity, a Republican from Bradford County, in November. The Quinnipiac poll said Shapiro leads Garrity, 55% to 37%, about the same as in the October poll.
Other key findings from the poll:
- About 46% of voters think U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, a Braddock Democrat, is doing a good job, while 40% disapprove and 14% didn’t offer an opinion. Fetterman has shown a willingness to work with President Donald Trump and Republicans on some issues and been critical of his own party on occasion. The poll showed 62% of Democrats disapprove of the job he’s doing, while 73% of Republicans approved. “Sen. Fetterman, bridging both parties on some issues, maintains the warm embrace of a healthy number of Republicans,” Malloy said.
- About 37% of voters think U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pittsburgh, is doing a good job, while 33% disapprove and 30% didn’t offer an opinion.
- A majority of Pennsylvania voters — 55% — disapprove of the job Trump is doing as president, while 40% approve.
- About 28% of voters think the nation’s economy is getting better, 47% think it’s getting worse and 23% don’t see much change.
- About 71% of voters support banning cellphones in Pennsylvania’s K-12 schools during the school day.
- Nearly two-thirds of voters — 66% — support raising the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour.
- About 56% of voters support legalizing recreational marijuana for adult use.
The poll surveyed 836 registered voters from Feb. 19-23 and had a margin of error of 4.7 percentage points.
