About this episode

The episode explores whether high gas prices influence voting behavior in Pennsylvania.

Will high gas prices actually change how people vote? We went to Pennsylvania to find out.  This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. A customer refuels his van at a gas station in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania in July. Photo by Matthew Hatcher / AFP via Getty Images. You can also watch this episode on youtube.com/vox. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now.  Read more about gas prices:  Why Gas Prices Hit Differenthttps://julianzelizer.substack.com/p/why-gas-prices-hit-different  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Astead Herndon

Topics covered

• gas prices
• voting behavior
• Pennsylvania
• politics
• economic impact

Keywords

• gas prices
• voting
• Pennsylvania
• politics
• economic impact
• Astead Herndon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vox Media, youtube.com, Vox, Vox Members, podcastchoices.com

Places: Pennsylvania, Boothwyn, Pennsylvania

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