Many Pennsylvania voters remain skeptical of 2020 election results, poll finds

About 4 in 10 less than confident in statewide vote count.

A significant portion of Pennsylvania voters lacks confidence that votes were counted correctly in the state in the 2020 presidential election, a new poll shows.

The Franklin & Marshall College poll that was released today takes a look at what Pennsylvania voters think about the integrity of the 2020 election and the investigation of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol that was a direct result of false claims of election fraud.

The results show that belief in election improprieties is strong in the Keystone State.

The poll asked registered voters one of two sets of questions about the election.

The first group was asked how confident they were that votes were counted correctly in their county, as well as across the state.

When it comes to the county question, 68% said they were either “very confident” or “somewhat confident” that the votes were counted correctly. Thirty percent of voters responded that they were “not too confident” or “not at all confident.”

There were 2% of voters who said they didn’t know.

As for confidence in the statewide vote count, voters express more skepticism.

Just 59% said they were either “very confident” or “somewhat confident,” while 39% said they were “not too confident” or “not at all confident.”

There were 2% of voters who said they didn’t know.

The second set of voters were asked if they believed that local and state election officials correctly counted the votes in the 2020 election.

There were 66% of voters who responded that they believe their local election officials correctly counted the vote and 21% that said they think the votes were not counted correctly. Thirteen percent said they didn’t know.

At the state level, less than half of voters said they believe the votes were properly tabulated.

Just 49% said they believe election officials in Pennsylvania correctly counted votes, while 41% said they think the votes were counted incorrectly. Nine percent said they didn’t know.

Questions about the integrity of the 2020 election resulted in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 by supporters of former President Donald Trump who believed the election was rigged.

A House Select Committee has held a series of televised hearings about what led to the attack, how the building was breached so easily and how any similar event could be prevented from happening again.

The new poll asked voters what they think about the investigation.

It found that 43% of the state’s registered voters say they have not watched any of the committee hearings, including 62% of Republicans and 56% of independents.

The poll also found that the state is split when it comes to the purpose of the hearings.

Forty-seven percent said they think the hearings have been mostly an attempt to find the truth about what happened on Jan. 6, while 45% say they think the hearings have mostly been an attempt to damage Donald Trump’s reputation.

Nine percent said they don’t know. While voters are divided on the purpose of the hearings, most feel that those who took part in the Jan. 6 raid of the Capitol deserve to be punished.

The poll showed that 87% of voters think that those who entered the Capitol were not justified, and 81% believe that they should face criminal charges.