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The 2021 PA Referenda, an election overlooked by the general publich that was a mix of Partisan Republican's seeking to subvert unilateral gubernatorial authority due to their anger over Gov. Tom Wolf's Handling of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and a passing of two bipartisan common sense laws.
Further, it should be mentioned that these referenda were all widely expected to pass, as Pennsylvania has never turned down a ballot question, and the fact that Questions 1 & 2 were close, were shockers to most people following the referenda.
Amendment 1 & 2, weere the close COVID-19 amendments, seeking to restrain the governor by giving the legislature ample legislative power in Emergency disaster declaration management, both passing, the reason for this was that there was decent reversion in Lancaster County, the Philly Collar for both, as well as an underperformance in Philadelphia.
I'll note that Amendment 1, performed worse in Philadelphia than amendment 2, but the case was visa versa in the rest of the statem as 1 held rural margins closer than 2, bit both suffered devestating blows due to Lancaster County.
Next, the non controvercial Amendment's 3 & 4, one seeking equal treatment for all people under the law, and the other seeking to help municipal governments pay for things by allowing them to take out loans.
Both were widely supported by most Pennsylvanians, however in lining with partisan lines, Yes tended to underperform in Republican Areas and overperform in Democratic Areas, somwthing which showcases how polarization is seeping into most election results.
However, there should be no major takeaways from this election in terms of future trends, as they were low turnout affairs that saw reversion in the coalitions, such as Erie voting no on the COVID-19 amendments as they passed statewide, something that is unlikely to happen in the future with current trends.
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