Poll Shows Pa. Warming To School Choice

A poll released by Commonwealth Foundation , Nov. 9, shows that 50 percent of Pennsylvanians support using “education vouchers which help parents pay the cost of the school of their choice” with only 30 percent opposed.

If the wording is changed from “education vouchers” to “tax-credit scholarship funds”  the support drops to 46 percent with the opposing remaining the same and those saying “not sure” rising to 24 percent.

The poll of 500 likely voters was conducted Nov. 1 by Public Opinion Research.

Republicans supported the voucher question 63 to 21 percent while independents supported it 38 to 32 percent. Blacks, who overwhelmingly vote Democrat, supported it 69 to 7 percent.

Democrats, in total, supported it 45 to 31 percent.

Men supported vouchers 54 to 27 percent while woman supported it 46 to 32 percent.

Those with children at home supported it 48 to 31 percent percent while those without supported it 51 to 29 percent.

Significantly different results garnered by the “tax-credit” worried included independents expressing opposing to the idea 37 to 34 percent, with support from those with children at home growing to 56 with just 27 percent in opposition.

Hat tip to GrassrootsPa.com

One thought on “Poll Shows Pa. Warming To School Choice”


  1. I’m surprised that only 50 percent of Americans favor vouchers and that as many as 30 percent are against school choice.
    All Americans must know by now that public schools are terrible and just not doing what we hope they will do. Only the very wealthy can choose to what schools’ their kids can go. The politicians under intense pressure from the teachers’ unions keep dumping our taxes into a losing cause.
    Competition results in better products.
    Hopefully the Tea Party will take up the fight for vouchers and equal opportunities for all of our kids.

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