Past Results

April 2, 2022 - (Harrisburg, PA) - Doug Mastriano, Bill McSwain, Clarice Schillinger, and Kathy Barnette lead with Pennsylvania conservatives 45 days out of the primary elections.

Over the last three days, more than 750 conservatives from 44 Counties across the Commonwealth united at the annual Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill, PA.  Attendees participated in the annual Pennsylvania Straw Poll which covers state and federal issues as well as a pulse of current candidates reflection from the conservative voter base.

After the votes were counted, 60% of the votes cast feel that PA Legislators are going off track and only 21% felt they are going in the right direction.  Election Integrity at 61% was the most important issue facing the general assembly, while the Budget and Marcellus Shale drilling rounded out the top three at 16% and 6% respectively.

On the national side the economy (24%), illegal immigration (16%), and government spending (15%).  More than half of the voters, 52%, disapprove of the job republicans are doing in congress, and 21% are undecided leaving an approval rating of only 28%

Governor Candidate Doug Mastriano who won the early support (32%) of the voters a year ago, is now tied with Bill McSwain each pulling in 24% of the vote.  Trailing behind are David White (15%), Charlie Gerow (11%), Lou Barletta (10%), Nche Zama (7%), Joe Gale (5%), Melissa Hart (1%), and Jake Corman (1%)

Clarice Schillinger can claim victory after obtaining 18% of the votes, but the results were a lot closer as only six votes separated Clarice from Jeff Coleman who finished third, Teddy Daniels finished a single vote behind Clarice.

Kathy Barnette with the most resounding victory claimed 35% of the votes for the upcoming Senate Primary Race.  The results of the Straw Poll were announced following the Senate candidates forum which started after polling has closed.  Of the candidates running the only one that was not at the forum was David McCormick who still collected 14 percent of the votes.  Jeff Bartos came in second with 18%.

Take a look at the entire PA Straw Poll at PAStrawPoll.com or paleadershipconference.org

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2022 PA Straw Poll by scottrdavis on Scribd

June 12, 2021 - (Harrisburg, PA) - Conservatives that attended the Pennsylvania Conference Conference from June 11 to June 12, 20201 participated in the tenth annual Pennsylvania Straw Poll.  After hosting the 2020 conference virtually and not conducting the straw poll, the 2021 Straw Poll included thirty-four of the sixty-seven counties across the Commonwealth.  Outside of Pennsylvania, attendees from Michigan, Louisiana, Florida, Wisconsin, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, New Jersey, and Oklahoma took part of the straw poll.

Attendees from Pennsylvania say 42% that Pennsylvania legislators are heading off track, which is an improvement from the 48% in 2019.  The three most important issues facing the General Assembly are Election Integrity, Budget, and Marcellus Shale Drilling with Property Tax Reform, Pension Reform Gun Laws, Marijuana, and privatizing of alcohol sales received multiple votes.  

84% of the attendees would support the automatic audit of every election regardless of the results and 98% of the attendees believe that social media sites and big tech is biased against conservatives.  Most interesting was more attendees stated they are using social media less than they were before the 2020 election.

Looking ahead to the 2022 election, Doug Mastriano took 32% of the votes of support for the PA Governor Primary race, with Lou Barletta and Dan Meuser taking 19% and 12% respectively.

Sean Parnell took 38% of the votes for the PA Senate Primary Race, with Jeff Bartos and Kathy Barnett rounding out the top 3, with 29% and 16% respectively.

Take a look at the entire PA Straw Poll below or at PAStrawPoll.com.

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2021 Straw Poll Results

Pennsylvania Straw Poll 2021 by scottrdavis on Scribd

(Harrisburg, PA) - Conservatives across the commonwealth participated in the ninth annual Pennsylvania Straw Poll on April fifth and sixth two thousand nineteen at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference.  Over forty-one Pennsylvania counties and four states including Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, and Ohio had citizens participate in the annual straw poll.

Across the Commonwealth conservaters say 48% that Pennsylvania legislators are heading off track with the budget, pension reform, and properaty tax reform being the toop 3 issues facing the Pennsylvania General Assemby in 2019.  Overwhemingly 88% voted that Pennsylvania cities and municipalities should NOT be allowed to create their own gun laws, in reacation to recent laws enacted in Pittsburgh banning certain weapons.

The nuclear energy industry proposed bailout is a hot topic right now accross the Commonwealth is another hot topic that is being discussed heavily.  The question, "In your opinion, should PA taxpayers bail out the nuckear energy industry" had 77% opposed to the bailout.  In addition a second question on the topic looked at other Pennsylvania based companies and if their industry should be bailed ut if requezted, again majority of those who voted opposed to bailouts with 86%.

Looking ahead to 2020 Bernie Sanders found himeself being the hardest democratic candidate for President Trump to beat ih Pennsyofania as well as being the eary favorite for the democratic nominee.

With all of the recent negativity in the news in which appears targeted towards Trump and othe conservatives the question "In your opnion, should the U.S. Government step in regarding biased Media Coverage" was asked.  The majority of attendees agree that this is not a good idea and that it would infringe on the free speech of the press.

Take a look at the entire PA Straw Poll below or at PAStrawPoll.com.

2019 Pa Straw Poll by scottrdavis on Scribd

Pennsylvania Straw Poll 2017 by scottrdavis on Scribd

2016 Pennsylvania Straw Poll Results

For Immediate Release
Contact Scott R. Davis (717) 884/9030

Harrisburg, PA - The results for the 2015 Pennsylvania Straw Poll (pastrawpoll.com) was announced during the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference on Saturday April 18, 2015, which is  the premier gathering of conservative activists annually in Pennsylvania.

Scott Walker was the crowd favorite finishing first as the first choice candidate for President, Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum, Rand Paul and Ben Carson rounded out the top five.  Scott Walker came in second as the second choice candidate falling just short of Ted Cruz.

The Size of Government and Government spending were the top issues federally, while Pension reform ranked high in state based questions.

67% of the audience stated they would be in favor of moving the Commonwealths primary date to make Pennsylvania more influential in the Presidential elections.

Shockingly 65% stated they do not feel that Pennsylvania does enough to protect and encourage whistleblowers; with 32% being unsure, leaving only 4% that feels Pennsylvania does enough.

81% of Poll takers voted that they would like to see Attorney General Kathleen Kane impeached, while only 4% voted against impeachment.

You can view the full Pennsylvania Straw Poll at PALeadershipConference.org and PAStrawPoll.com

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The fourth annual Pennsylvania Straw Poll was held April 4-5, 2014 at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill (Harrisburg), PA. The Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is the premier state based conservative conference in the country.

The Pennsylvania Straw Poll opened at 8 A.M. on Friday and closed at 9:30 A.M. on Saturday. 249 ballots were cast representing 38 Pennsylvania counties and four states including Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York and Virginia.

Governor Tom Corbett saw a 3% increase in his approval rating over 2013. In addition Governor Corbett easily won the straw poll over his competitors including Bob Guzzardo (28), Rob McCord (3), Kathleen McGinty (0), Allyson Schwartz (0), and Tom Wolf (1) with 173 votes.

Pension reform topped the list of most critical issues for the Pennsylvania Legislators to address in 2014.

Nationally the Republicans in the House saw an approval rating of 56%, while those in the Senate came in with an approval rating of 39%.

Presidential candidate hopefuls Ted Cruz and Rand Paul tied as the early favorite for the Republican nomination with 20% each or 47 votes each. Rick Santorum and Ben Carson came in next with 13% or 31 votes each and Scott Walker finished off the top five with 25 votes of 11%.

The Straw Poll was conducted by Scott R. Davis and you can learn more about the Straw Poll and past results at scottrdavis.com or contact him at 717/884.9030.

The full results are posted below:

The 2013 Pennsylvania Straw Poll was conduced at the 24th annual Pennsylvania Leadership Conference on April 19 and 20.  The poll was open to any attendee of the event, and every attendee was provided with a unique 5 digit "Voter ID" printed on their name tag.  Polling ended at 9:15AM on April 20, and the results were announced during the Leadership Luncheon at the Conference.

Here are the results:

The 2012 Pennsylvania Straw Poll Results

Conducted 9AM Friday March 23 thru 9AM Saturday March 24  at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference.