Corbett receives highest approval rating yet
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As a result of an increase in popularity among women, Gov. Tom Corbett received his highest approval rating since taking office in January, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.
The poll of registered voters showed Mr. Corbett with a 50-32 percent approval rating. Women give Mr. Corbett a 45-34 percent approval, a turnaround from an Aug. 3 survey in which 41 percent approved and 37 percent disapproved. Men approve 55-30 percent, compared to 51-31 percent in the previous poll.
The Republican governor received a 72-15 percent approval from voters in his party and 52-32 percent approval from independent voters. Democrats disapprove by 47-29 percent.
By 42-37 percent, voters like Mr. Corbett's policies, but they disapprove, 45-40 percent, of the way he is handling the state budget, with independent voters disapproving 47-37 percent.
In other issues, voters said by 62-30 percent that the economic benefits of drilling for natural gas in Marcellus Shale outweigh environmental concerns. Democrats also back drilling by 50-41 percent. Voters favor by 64-27 percent a new tax on gas drilling companies, with 51-37 percent support among Republicans.
The poll of 1,370 registered voters was taken from Sept. 21 through Monday. It has a margin of error of 2.7 percentage points.
First Published September 30, 2011 12:00 am
