Older voters in the battleground state of Pennsylvania are preparing to make their presence and preferences felt in the upcoming fall elections that will determine control of the election. white housethis United States House of Representatives and United States Senate. Their top concerns include social security and aging in place.
That’s according to a poll of voters in the state AARP Research, which lists survey data for voters age 50 and older. Group recruits a ‘bipartisan voting team’ Fabrizio Ward (described as a Republican pollster) and impact research (described as Democratic) and heard the views of approximately 1,400 voters across the state.
AARP Research explains that this includes “a representative statewide sample of 600 likely voters between April 24 and 30, 2024, with an oversample of 470 likely voters age 50 and older, and an oversample of 328 voters age 50 and older Additional oversampling of likely voters.”
In addition to providing insight into the issues driving older voter preferences, the AARP study found that “Pennsylvania voters age 50 and older are the most likely age group to vote in the 2024 elections and appear poised to be the deciding factor in the race,” according to the organization said.
The top six issues that voters over 50 are most concerned about include social security (79%); health insurance (73%), aging in place (or “policies to help the elderly live independently at home, 68%”); utility costs (67%) %) and housing costs (59%).
For those who view aging in place as an issue, 37% of respondents said it is “extremely important” and 34% said it is “very important.” That’s only 2 to 3 percent lower than the rate for Medicare problems, the survey showed.
63% of older voters also say they are “very worried” about their personal finances, with older women (69%) more worried than older men (59%). Republican voters (73%) find themselves more worried than Democratic voters (51%).
In terms of candidate preference, Pennsylvania voters said they were more likely to support former President Trump over President Joe Biden in both a unanimous vote (46% to 41%) and a straight two-way vote that included some third-party candidates .
“Trump leads in large part because support among Republicans is more consolidated than Biden’s support from Democrats, and Trump also has a slight advantage among independents,” the report explains. “Gender, There are wide differences by race, education, and region [the] A presidential vote is planned for 2024.
According to research from Penn State Harrisburg “The growth of the elderly population (over 65 years old)” released in 2017 occurred in [a] That’s more than 20 times the state’s total population — a 16.3% increase from 2010 to 2017.
