June 7, 2004 - Yankees Rule In Connecticut, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Top Red Sox 43 - 33 Percent Among Baseball Fans The Bronx Bombers are tops in Connecticut, beating the Boston Red Sox 43 - 33 percent among baseball fans statewide, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Another 9 percent of fans favor the New York Mets. A total of 57 percent of Connecticut residents tell the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll they are "very interested" or "somewhat interested" in following Major League Baseball. Of that fan base, the New York Yankees are the favorite because of their lop-sided domination in Fairfield County, while the Red Sox dominate in the northern and eastern areas of the state. "Geography counts with Connecticut baseball fans: People near New York City root for the Yankees; those near the Massachusetts border like the Red Sox," said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D. "Just like the presidential-election maps - red and blue Connecticut divides over baseball. The Southwest is squarely for the pin-stripe Yankees. Color the north and east red, for the Sox." From May 26 - June 1, Quinnipiac University surveyed 907 Connecticut baseball fans with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points. The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and the nation as a public service and for research. For additional data -- www.quinnipiac.edu and quicklinks 35. How interested are you in following major league baseball -- very interested, somewhat interested or not interested at all? MdlSex Toll,Wndm Tot Men Women Fairfld Hrtford NewHvn NewLon Very interested 22% 30% 15% 21% 19% 22% 28% Smwht interested 35 36 34 34 34 34 38 Not at all 43 34 51 45 46 43 34 DK/NA - - - - - - - 36. (If "Very" or "Somewhat" interested q35) What is your favorite major league baseball team? "VERY" OR "SOMEWHAT" INTERESTED IN BASEBALL Q35.......... MdlSex Toll,Wndm Tot Men Women Fairfld Hrtford NewHvn NewLon Atlanta Braves 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2% - Balitmore Orioles 1 2 1 - 3 - 2 Boston Red Sox 33 35 31 10 47 31 46 Chicago Cubs 2 2 2 2 1 2 5 Cleveland Indians 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 1 - - - 1 1 New York Mets 9 10 8 17 3 9 6 New York Yankees 43 41 46 55 32 47 36 OTHER 3 4 2 5 2 3 2 DK/NA 4 2 7 7 6 4 -
