Voters In Six Crucial Swing States Strongly Back Ukraine Aid: Poll; Pennsylvania has the Second-Highest Number of Ukrainians in the US

Voters in six crucial swing states strongly back Ukraine aid: poll:

The overwhelming majority of voters in six critical battleground states want the United States to continue offering military aid to Ukraine to help its fight against Russian invaders, according to a new poll.

The survey, conducted by the University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation, polled voters in the key swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

The support for more military aid was the highest in Wisconsin, where 71% of voters believe the US must bolster Ukraine’s defenses.

Nevada voters had the least support, but still, a landslide 64% said they back the ongoing assistance.

In Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Michigan, support was 65%, 66%, 67% and 66%, respectively.

The key reason behind the support of US military aid is the profound belief that Russia has “violated the central principle of the UN Charter and international law that says that nations should not invade other nations,” the survey found.

The pollsters noted that respondents in favor of continuing aid believe the “US and other countries have a duty to protect nations that are attacked” or the “whole international order will be at risk.”

The results are slightly split across party lines, with more support from Democrat voters in the six vital swing states — however, there is still strong support among Republicans.

“Among Republicans, majorities are in favor in Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin (56% to 60%), while in Michigan and Nevada they are evenly divided,” the pollsters pointed out.

“However, majorities of Republicans in Michigan (57%) and Nevada (60%) find it at least ‘tolerable.’” —>READ MORE HERE

Pa. has the second-highest number of Ukrainians in the US. Search the database to see where they are

“You are safe and welcome here,” Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf told those fleeing Ukraine, urging refugees to grow one of the largest populations of Ukrainians in the United States.

A recent report by our sister site Syracuse.com found that New York, followed by Pennsylvania, contained the highest concentration of people claiming Ukrainian ancestry in the country, according to US Census Data.

More than 122,000 Ukrainians live in Pennsylvania, the state said last week.

Search the database below to see the number of Ukrainians in metro and micropolitan areas in Pennsylvania. If you cannot see it, click here.

Coming in at fourth nationwide is the Pottsville micropolitan area, the county seat of Schuylkill County. As of 2019, there were just over 2,900 Ukrainians living in that area – or just over 20 Ukrainians per 1,000 people.

Search the database below to see the number of Ukrainians in metro and micropolitan areas nationwide. If you cannot see it, click here.

Historian Jake Wynn told WNEP that immigration from that part of Europe to Schuylkill County happened in a rush during the 1880s and 1890s. Money was sent back to Ukraine from those in Pennsylvania during World War I. More Ukrainians fled Europe during that war, eventually settling where their kin had gone 20-30 years earlier.

Also in the top 10 are the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area and the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre metro area. —>READ MORE HERE

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