# Josh Shapiro

Josh Shapiro is the Democratic governor of Pennsylvania.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Governor of Pennsylvania
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-PA-josh-shapiro (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

65% of Shapiro’s statements discuss policy, in the top quarter of Democratic governors (average 49%).

## What Shapiro says (Current term)

764 classified statements: 764 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Democratic governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Shapiro | Democratic governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.5% | 4.2% | 5 of 21 |
| Policy criticism | 13.5% | 14.2% | 13 of 21 |
| Policy discussion | 65.5% | 48.6% | 3 of 21 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.8% | 3.7% | 7 of 21 |
| Credit claiming | 41.0% | 25.9% | 3 of 21 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.7% | 15 of 21 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 28% (Democratic governors 20%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (Democratic governors 17%); Labor and Employment 17% (Democratic governors 7.1%); Education 17% (Democratic governors 12%); Health 15% (Democratic governors 21%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.02), from 69,116 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of Democratic governors score lower.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/2114520350662750591
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/2114553114309152898
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/2114705435525513257
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/2114719306357342409
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/2114736213835886938
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/2114793895682822560
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/2114156475400483207
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/2114199656452309389
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/2114199713750626464
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/2114356906177278306

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pa.gov/governor
- Campaign site: https://joshshapiro.org/
- X: https://x.com/JoshShapiroPA

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-PA-josh-shapiro