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Disclaimer: While this survey was sent and endorsed by the Lucia campaign, it is primarily my responsibility (and fault) that this survey was created at all. I was a volunteer for the Lucia campaign, functioning as their web designer and pitching in with various campaign tasks such as social media, graphic design and general advice. I was the primary driver of the post-election survey; I wrote nearly all the poll questions and made sure it got into the hands of Democratic voters in Bucks County. I make no claim to impartiality, only to do my best to speak as honestly as I can.

About the Post-Primary Election Survey

A few weeks after the May 19 primary, Lucia Simonelli's campaign sent a survey to Democratic voters across PA-01. It wasn’t a fundraising pitch or a poorly disguised smear campaign dressed up as poll, but a genuine ask from Team Lucia: what worked, what didn't, and what issues drove your vote in the 2026 primary?

More than 200 people answered. The respondents were overwhelmingly Democratic (95.7%) by design, and nearly all of them voted in the primary (99%). That last number matters because these aren't people who are tuned out, passive observers. These are engaged primary voters telling us what they saw and what they want. These voters are often thought of as a “safe vote” and often easily ignored because of that. But if you’ve been paying attention lately, satisfaction amongst Democrats has fallen 8% and one in three Democrats now consider themselves a democratic socialist, which will make many modern Democrats gasp and fan themselves. Mind you this is while Democrats are currently favored by voters by an 8 point margin for the midterms. The coexistence of a healthy, projected election lead and substantial internal dissatisfaction with the party makes for an important tension that some people are trying very, very hard to ignore.

Why did the Lucia campaign share these survey results? Data like this is normally something jealously guarded by both parties, except when select figures are shared in an attempt to cast their candidate in the best light, or more commonly, their opponent in the worst. But Lucia always tried to do things a little differently and if nothing else, her campaign reflected that approach. This distinct style was demonstrated by the bold neon orange-red color scheme of her campaign logo, vividly contrasting against the conventional blue branding used by other candidates, as well as by her unique (ahem) clothing choice of jean overalls paired with a well-worn straw hat.

During the campaign, we often struggled to find real data and examples from past campaigns on lessons learned because everything in politics is treated as insider information, mostly out of fear of “what the other side will do” with that information or to make a profit. It was an assumption Lucia and I often talked about because it robbed Democrats of the ability to look within honestly and openly, and do so in the public eye. After all, it is always easier to squirrel inconvenient data away. You know, because that’s never backfired.

This is our effort to change things, and like the campaign itself and this very site, there are flaws. We’re just refusing to hide them.

A Note on the Numbers

Polling Data

• Important Dates
  • Election Day: May 19.
  • Survey Sent: Wed July 8, 2026 9:00 am
  • Gap between election day and survey: 51 Days
• Mailing Details
  • Sent to 38,325
  • Bounced: 768 
  • Delivery Rate: 98.0%
  • Open Rate 11,420 / 6.6%
  • Click Rate: 367
  • Responses: 208

As promised earlier, we’re going to note some flaws in this polling data, rather than hide from them or toss the data outright. I don’t think either is the correct response. We waited too long to get a poll out. Campaign burn-out is a real thing, and several of the people who contributed to this effort just need a break and getting this process finished was a challenge for me. Additionally, the response rate of 0.5% isn’t large enough to assert these results are the opinion of the Bucks district’s viewpoint as a whole. In polling terms, this data suffers from non-response bias. 

Instead, it provides insight into the perspectives of individuals deeply invested in the future of both our nation and party, as well as those highly engaged with Lucia's campaign. This is a large segment of voters that are disillusioned not just with Fitzpatrick and Republicans, but their own party. It would be a misstep to not dedicate effort toward understanding how to reach these voters and rely too heavily on the well-deserved rejection of Trump to drive a victory in November.