October 19, 2011 - Bloomberg Losing Focus As Approval Sags, New Yorkers Tell Quinnipiac University Poll; Kelly, Quinn Lead 2013 Mayoral Pack Word format New York City voters say 52 - 41 percent that Mayor Michael Bloomberg has lost his focus during his third term and give the mayor a 47 - 42 percent job approval rating, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Riding the surge from his handling of Tropical Storm Irene, Mayor Bloomberg scored a 54 - 35 percent job approval score in a September 12 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. Today's score is close to his 45 - 43 percent approval July 27. Republicans say 64 - 34 percent that Bloomberg has lost his focus and Democrats agree 52 - 41 percent. Independent voters split with 49 percent saying he's kept his focus and 47 percent saying he's lost it. Regardless of how they feel about the mayor's policies, New York City voters like him as a person 60 - 25 percent. "The job-approval bounce Mayor Michael Bloomberg got from his handling of Tropical Storm Irene has faded. He's back in the third-term blahs and slightly more than half of the neighbors think Hizzoner has lost focus," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "But New Yorkers still like Mayor Mike, whether or not they agree with him." Police Commissioner Ray Kelly gets a 66 - 24 percent approval rating, including 78 - 15 percent among white voters, 51 - 39 percent among black voters and 58 - 26 percent among Hispanic voters. The mayor's other key appointee, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott, gets a 39 - 33 percent approval rating, with 28 percent undecided. White voters approve 33 - 29 percent while black voters approve 50 - 30 percent. Hispanic voters disapprove 46 - 28 percent. With 25 percent of New York City voters, including 17 percent of Democrats, Kelly leads the pack of possible candidates in an early look at the 2013 mayoral election. Other results are: City Council Speaker Christine Quinn - 17 percent, with 22 percent of Democrats; Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz - 14 percent, with 15 percent of Democrats; City Comptroller John Liu - 10 percent, with 10 percent of Democrats; Former City Comptroller William Thompson - 8 percent, with 9 percent of Democrats; Public Advocate Bill de Blasio - 6 percent, with 7 percent of Democrats; Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer - 5 percent, with 6 percent of Democrats. With Kelly out of the race, Quinn gets 22 percent of the vote, including 25 percent of Democrats. Other results are: Markowitz - 17 percent, with 18 percent of Democrats; Liu - 11 percent, with 11 percent of Democrats; Thompson - 10 percent, with 12 percent of Democrats; de Blasio - 8 percent, with 9 percent of Democrats; Stringer - 7 percent, with 7 percent of Democrats. "Who should get the top job when Bloomberg finishes his third term? Police Commissioner Ray Kelly leads the pack, although most politicians doubt he'll run. With Kelly out of the race, Council Speaker Christine Quinn is on top, with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Comptroller John Liu and 2009 mayoral candidate William Thompson in double digits," Carroll said. New York City voters approve 62 - 33 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing and approve 51 - 34 percent of the way he is handling the situation between Israel and the Palestinians. Voters say 58 - 28 percent that President Obama is a strong supporter of Israel. "New York continues to support President Barack Obama, no matter how badly his numbers look just about everywhere else. In an issue that got the prez some negative attention in the Brooklyn-Queens special congressional election, the strength of his support for Israel, New Yorkers think he's okay," Carroll. From October 12 - 16, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,068 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 47% 47% 47% 52% 51% 43% 56% 44% 32% Disapprove 42 47 41 39 39 45 34 46 51 DK/NA 11 6 12 9 10 12 10 10 17 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 39% 45% 56% 45% 42% 44% 46% 50% 51% Disapprove 41 47 35 43 46 45 46 41 33 DK/NA 19 8 9 12 12 11 8 9 15 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 53% 59% 39% 53% 38% 45% 48% 57% Disapprove 41 31 45 40 46 44 43 37 DK/NA 6 10 16 8 16 11 8 6 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? (*High also 75% Oct 3 2008, Mar 2008, Jan 2007 & Nov 2005) APPROVE....... High Low Oct 19 Sep 12 Jul 27 May 11 Mar 16 Oct 21 Jul 02 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2008* 2003 Approve 47 54 45 40 39 75 31 Disapprove 42 35 43 49 51 20 60 DK/NA 11 11 12 10 10 6 8 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ray Kelly is handling his job as Police Commissioner? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 66% 77% 65% 68% 70% 63% 78% 51% 58% Disapprove 24 15 25 24 22 26 15 39 26 DK/NA 10 8 10 7 8 12 8 10 16 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 57% 62% 67% 73% 75% 51% 68% 72% 75% Disapprove 29 29 21 18 23 32 26 22 14 DK/NA 15 9 12 9 2 17 6 7 12 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 87% 82% 64% 68% 63% 63% 66% 75% Disapprove 11 11 24 23 24 28 27 18 DK/NA 2 7 12 9 13 9 7 7 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ray Kelly is handling his job as Police Commissioner? APPROVE....... High Low Oct 19 Jul 27 May 12 Mar 16 Nov 23 May 12 Jan 16 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2007 Approve 66 67 71 67 67 71 52 Disapprove 24 17 17 20 19 17 34 DK/NA 10 16 13 13 14 13 14 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dennis Walcott is handling his job as New York City Schools Chancellor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 39% 38% 42% 38% 41% 37% 33% 50% 28% Disapprove 33 36 31 32 29 36 29 30 46 DK/NA 28 26 26 30 30 27 38 20 26 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 33% 49% 30% 42% 30% 31% 42% 43% 40% Disapprove 42 29 31 30 46 48 32 31 23 DK/NA 25 22 39 28 24 21 26 26 37 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 36% 29% 38% 40% 37% 44% 42% 41% Disapprove 33 32 36 30 32 33 33 32 DK/NA 31 39 26 30 30 24 25 27 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dennis Walcott is handling his job as New York City Schools Chancellor? Oct 19 Jul 27 May 11 2011 2011 2011 Approve 39 37 31 Disapprove 33 24 21 DK/NA 28 39 48 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Public Advocate? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 42% 39% 47% 32% 42% 42% 39% 49% 38% Disapprove 23 27 18 32 26 20 17 18 34 DK/NA 35 34 34 36 33 37 44 32 28 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 33% 47% 40% 45% 38% 45% 39% 45% 43% Disapprove 28 19 20 25 36 24 29 18 16 DK/NA 39 34 41 30 26 32 32 36 41 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 41% 36% 38% 45% 40% 41% 50% 44% Disapprove 20 17 30 18 27 22 19 19 DK/NA 39 46 33 37 33 37 31 37 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Public Advocate? APPROVE....... High Low Oct 19 Jul 27 May 11 Mar 16 Nov 23 Mar 16 May 21 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2010 Approve 42 41 40 44 36 44 34 Disapprove 23 16 18 16 16 16 16 DK/NA 35 44 42 40 48 40 50 5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christine Quinn is handling her job as City Council Speaker? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 53% 48% 60% 50% 54% 52% 52% 53% 52% Disapprove 27 31 22 31 28 26 26 28 25 DK/NA 20 20 18 18 17 22 21 19 23 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 48% 52% 52% 58% 55% 49% 55% 53% 57% Disapprove 32 25 27 25 31 24 25 31 27 DK/NA 19 23 21 17 13 27 19 16 16 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 47% 60% 49% 56% 50% 49% 60% 55% Disapprove 37 21 28 26 31 34 22 26 DK/NA 16 20 23 18 20 17 19 18 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christine Quinn is handling her job as City Council Speaker? APPROVE....... High Low Oct 19 Jul 27 May 11 Mar 16 Nov 23 Mar 16 Nov 25 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2008 Approve 53 54 52 55 50 55 40 Disapprove 27 22 24 25 24 25 29 DK/NA 20 23 24 20 26 20 31 6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Liu is handling his job as City Comptroller? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 50% 45% 54% 45% 48% 51% 42% 62% 50% Disapprove 23 26 19 31 28 20 23 16 27 DK/NA 27 29 27 24 24 29 36 22 23 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 50% 57% 48% 49% 31% 46% 49% 53% 55% Disapprove 23 19 22 26 41 22 26 24 17 DK/NA 28 25 30 25 28 32 25 24 28 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 40% 42% 52% 49% 53% 51% 51% 50% Disapprove 28 23 24 22 22 22 23 24 DK/NA 31 36 24 29 24 27 27 27 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Liu is handling his job as City Comptroller? APPROVE....... High Low Oct 19 Jul 27 May 11 Mar 16 Nov 23 May 11 Feb 17 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2010 Approve 50 51 57 54 48 57 44 Disapprove 23 18 14 16 16 14 11 DK/NA 27 31 30 30 37 30 45 8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 62% 24% 81% 44% 61% 63% 50% 87% 59% Disapprove 33 72 14 51 35 31 46 9 32 DK/NA 5 4 5 5 5 6 4 4 9 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 63% 68% 59% 63% 40% 66% 62% 62% 60% Disapprove 27 28 37 33 53 31 32 32 34 DK/NA 10 4 4 4 7 3 6 5 6 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 41% 55% 63% 61% 66% 62% 67% 61% Disapprove 57 40 31 34 29 31 30 34 DK/NA 2 5 6 4 5 7 3 5 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? APPROVE....... High Low Oct 19 Jul 27 May 11 Mar 16 Nov 23 Jun 16 Oct 19 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2009 2011 Approve 62 67 73 70 66 79 62 Disapprove 33 27 23 26 30 16 33 DK/NA 5 5 3 4 4 6 5 9. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied 6% 2% 7% 8% 7% 5% 7% 3% 2% Smwht satisfied 40 31 44 41 46 34 45 36 38 Smwht dissatisfied 34 45 31 34 33 36 31 42 36 Very dissatisfied 19 21 18 15 13 24 15 18 22 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Very satisfied 8% 5% 6% 6% 3% 5% 5% 5% 9% Smwht satisfied 38 40 48 35 29 40 40 39 40 Smwht dissatisfied 34 33 30 41 34 36 34 32 33 Very dissatisfied 19 20 15 17 34 17 20 23 14 DK/NA - 2 1 2 - 2 1 - 3 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Very satisfied 4% 8% 4% 7% 6% 8% 3% 8% Smwht satisfied 43 51 38 41 32 34 40 51 Smwht dissatisfied 31 26 33 35 40 39 37 26 Very dissatisfied 21 15 23 16 20 17 19 13 DK/NA 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT... High Low Oct 19 Sep 12 Jul 27 May 11 Mar 16 Feb 11 Jul 02 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 1998 2003 Very satisfied 6 9 8 6 5 18 7 Smwht satisfied 40 45 45 44 41 58 23 Smwht dissatisfied 34 29 29 28 33 18 32 Very dissatisfied 19 15 17 20 20 5 38 DK/NA 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 10. Now I'm going to name eight people who might run for mayor in 2013. After I read all eight names, please tell me which one you would most like to see elected mayor in 2013. Here are the choices: Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, City Comptroller John Liu, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, former City Comptroller William Thompson, Publisher Tom Allon or Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Kelly 25% 46% 17% 34% 26% 24% 32% 10% 28% Markowitz 14 12 15 12 14 14 12 22 12 Stringer 5 4 6 4 6 4 7 2 3 Liu 10 7 10 8 10 9 6 11 10 Quinn 17 7 22 15 16 18 19 18 15 Thompson 8 - 9 9 10 6 3 17 8 Allon - - - 1 1 - 1 - - de Blasio 6 3 7 3 4 8 6 5 5 SOMEONE ELSE (VOL) 4 9 3 3 4 4 4 3 6 DK/NA 12 11 10 11 10 14 11 12 13 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Kelly 26% 18% 22% 29% 39% 23% 24% 24% 29% Markowitz 9 26 5 13 6 15 18 10 13 Stringer 2 3 12 4 1 10 3 5 5 Liu 12 10 9 9 5 12 7 12 7 Quinn 16 13 27 15 11 15 19 16 18 Thompson 10 10 4 7 9 6 7 10 7 Allon - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 de Blasio 7 7 3 7 4 5 8 5 6 SOMEONE ELSE (VOL) 4 2 5 3 8 3 3 5 3 DK/NA 13 11 12 11 15 12 10 13 11 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Kelly 50% 23% 29% 22% 28% 25% 21% 25% Markowitz 9 11 15 13 13 14 17 12 Stringer 3 10 2 8 3 1 5 10 Liu 7 5 12 8 13 11 9 7 Quinn 9 25 11 22 12 12 24 19 Thompson 2 1 6 9 6 11 7 8 Allon - - - 1 1 - - 1 de Blasio 7 7 8 4 7 8 4 6 SOMEONE ELSE (VOL) 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 DK/NA 9 11 14 10 13 14 9 8 TREND: Now I'm going to name eight people who might run for mayor in 2013. After I read all eight names, please tell me which one you would most like to see elected mayor in 2013. Here are the choices: Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, City Comptroller John Liu, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, former City Comptroller William Thompson, Publisher Tom Allon or Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. Oct 19 Jul 27 2011 2011 Kelly 25 23 Markowitz 14 12 Stringer 5 4 Liu 10 10 Quinn 17 18 Thompson 8 8 Allon - 1 de Blasio 6 6 SOMEONE ELSE(VOL) 4 2 DK/NA 12 16 10a. (If voting for Kelly q10)Who is your second choice? (*q10 Recalculated without Kelly using second choice question) Q10 WITHOUT KELLY.......................................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Markowitz 17% 17% 18% 16% 17% 17% 16% 23% 16% Stringer 7 8 7 4 8 6 9 2 5 Liu 11 13 11 10 13 10 9 12 12 Quinn 22 14 25 23 20 24 25 20 20 Thompson 10 3 12 12 13 8 4 19 12 Allon 1 1 - 3 2 1 2 - 1 de Blasio 8 6 9 6 6 10 9 7 6 SOMEONE ELSE (VOL) 5 14 4 5 6 5 5 3 7 DK/NA 19 24 14 21 18 20 20 13 20 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Markowitz 11% 30% 5% 16% 15% 15% 23% 14% 15% Stringer 2 4 15 4 6 12 3 7 6 Liu 14 10 10 13 6 13 8 15 9 Quinn 22 16 32 20 19 18 25 22 21 Thompson 14 11 7 10 10 8 10 12 10 Allon - 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 de Blasio 10 8 3 11 6 8 10 6 9 SOMEONE ELSE (VOL) 4 4 6 5 12 5 4 7 5 DK/NA 21 16 19 19 25 19 15 17 23 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Markowitz 16% 15% 20% 15% 15% 19% 20% 15% Stringer 6 12 2 10 5 2 5 13 Liu 11 6 14 10 15 13 12 7 Quinn 18 31 15 27 16 17 30 24 Thompson 4 3 9 11 11 13 9 11 Allon 4 - 1 1 1 - - 2 de Blasio 12 9 10 6 9 9 6 8 SOMEONE ELSE (VOL) 7 6 6 5 5 8 4 5 DK/NA 22 18 23 15 23 19 13 15 TREND: (If voting for Kelly)Who is your second choice? (Recalculated without Kelly using second choice question) WITHOUT KELLY Oct 19 Jul 27 2011 2011 Markowitz 17 15 Stringer 7 5 Liu 11 13 Quinn 22 23 Thompson 10 10 Allon 1 2 de Blasio 8 8 SOMEONE ELSE(VOL) 5 3 DK/NA 19 22 11. Regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg's policies, would you say you like or don't like Michael Bloomberg as a person? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Like 60% 51% 60% 69% 66% 54% 61% 64% 49% Don't Like 25 35 26 19 22 28 25 21 32 DK/NA 15 14 15 12 13 17 14 14 19 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Like 58% 58% 64% 61% 51% 57% 55% 61% 70% Don't Like 26 27 22 24 35 27 28 26 18 DK/NA 16 15 14 16 14 15 17 13 12 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Like 60% 60% 56% 63% 57% 70% 64% 59% Don't Like 28 29 27 24 30 19 27 24 DK/NA 12 11 17 13 13 12 10 17 TREND: Regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg's policies, would you say you like or don't like Michael Bloomberg as a person? Oct 19 Sep 12 Jul 27 2011 2011 2011 Like 60 59 64 Don't Like 25 21 20 DK/NA 15 20 16 12. And regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Michael Bloomberg's policies? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Like 48% 51% 48% 51% 53% 43% 58% 42% 39% Don't Like 45 48 44 43 40 49 35 53 53 DK/NA 7 - 8 6 7 7 7 5 8 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Like 41% 43% 59% 49% 40% 45% 50% 49% 52% Don't Like 53 50 35 43 52 50 45 45 37 DK/NA 6 7 6 9 8 5 5 6 12 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Like 54% 60% 40% 54% 36% 45% 52% 62% Don't Like 43 33 52 39 52 48 42 36 DK/NA 4 7 8 6 12 7 5 3 TREND: And regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Michael Bloomberg's policies? Oct 19 Sep 12 Jul 27 2011 2011 2011 Like 48 52 49 Don't Like 45 39 45 DK/NA 7 9 6 13. Do you think Mayor Bloomberg has lost his focus or kept his focus during his third term? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Lost focus 52% 64% 52% 47% 47% 57% 44% 57% 61% Kept focus 41 34 41 49 45 38 49 37 35 DK/NA 7 2 7 4 8 5 8 6 4 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Lost focus 55% 55% 44% 52% 62% 48% 56% 55% 50% Kept focus 37 35 51 43 37 44 40 41 42 DK/NA 8 10 5 5 1 8 4 4 8 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Lost focus 57% 41% 61% 46% 59% 54% 52% 45% Kept focus 39 51 32 48 33 41 42 52 DK/NA 4 8 7 6 8 5 6 3 TREND: Do you think Mayor Bloomberg has lost his focus or kept his focus during his third term? Oct 19 Jul 27 May 11 2011 2011 2011 Lost focus 52 43 50 Kept focus 41 49 42 DK/NA 7 8 8 24. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation between Israel and the Palestinians? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 51% 29% 63% 44% 54% 49% 41% 70% 50% Disapprove 34 62 22 44 33 36 47 14 33 DK/NA 14 9 15 11 13 15 12 17 17 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 61% 48% 53% 52% 33% 49% 52% 54% 52% Disapprove 23 36 34 34 58 32 32 35 37 DK/NA 15 16 13 14 8 18 15 11 11 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 38% 39% 51% 52% 49% 55% 58% 51% Disapprove 50 55 34 35 35 32 33 36 DK/NA 12 6 15 13 16 13 9 13 25. Do you think the President of the United States should be a strong supporter of Israel or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Should 61% 73% 60% 61% 63% 60% 71% 49% 64% No/Should not 21 16 21 24 23 20 18 25 17 DK/NA 17 11 19 15 14 20 11 25 19 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes/Should 64% 55% 66% 63% 65% 48% 57% 70% 72% No/Should not 15 23 21 24 19 29 27 18 12 DK/NA 20 22 13 14 17 23 16 12 16 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Yes/Should 73% 88% 61% 62% 60% 63% 61% 63% No/Should not 17 3 20 22 18 22 24 24 DK/NA 10 9 19 15 22 15 15 13 26. Do you think President Obama is a strong supporter of Israel or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Strong 58% 32% 70% 50% 59% 57% 52% 67% 58% No/Not strong 28 60 16 40 29 28 38 14 28 DK/NA 13 7 14 10 12 15 10 19 15 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes/Strong 54% 58% 65% 56% 50% 57% 63% 62% 54% No/Not strong 27 26 26 30 47 28 24 27 31 DK/NA 19 15 9 14 3 15 13 10 15 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Yes/Strong 45% 50% 52% 63% 48% 60% 68% 65% No/Not strong 47 43 30 27 28 33 23 30 DK/NA 8 7 18 9 24 8 9 6 27. Who do you blame more for the failure to achieve a peace settlement in the Middle East: The Israelis, the Palestinians or both equally? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Israelis 14% 9% 14% 13% 18% 10% 11% 15% 11% Palestinians 17 40 12 18 18 17 28 7 13 Both equally 64 51 68 64 59 68 57 69 70 DK/NA 5 1 5 4 5 6 4 9 6 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Israelis 8% 15% 14% 16% 12% 11% 19% 12% 13% Palestinians 11 15 18 20 27 13 16 18 20 Both equally 75 63 65 58 60 69 62 67 59 DK/NA 5 7 4 6 1 7 3 3 7 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Israelis 9% 4% 9% 17% 13% 12% 17% 14% Palestinians 24 51 14 20 14 17 16 21 Both equally 64 42 70 59 66 65 63 63 DK/NA 3 3 6 4 7 6 3 2 28. Do you support or oppose New York State's new law that allows same-sex couples to get married? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 63% 45% 68% 64% 66% 60% 74% 53% 55% Oppose 32 48 29 30 27 35 22 42 37 DK/NA 5 7 3 6 6 5 4 5 7 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Support 59% 60% 75% 58% 61% 70% 70% 64% 52% Oppose 35 36 20 34 35 26 27 32 42 DK/NA 6 4 5 8 4 4 4 5 6 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Support 59% 86% 50% 73% 44% 61% 73% 74% Oppose 35 12 45 22 49 37 25 21 DK/NA 6 2 6 5 7 2 2 5 29. If your state senator or state representative voted for the new law that allows same-sex couples to get married, would that make you: More likely to vote for them, less likely to vote for them or wouldn't it make a difference? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 28% 8% 36% 22% 27% 30% 36% 20% 27% Less likely 21 31 18 21 17 24 14 28 27 No difference 49 60 46 53 54 45 48 50 46 DK/NA 2 - 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 AGE IN YEARS............ Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ More likely 20% 27% 45% 19% 26% 34% 35% 25% 19% Less likely 22 25 15 20 25 18 17 20 28 No difference 56 46 39 60 46 48 46 54 51 DK/NA 3 2 1 1 3 - 2 1 2 White COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Cath Jew No Yes <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K More likely 19% 47% 13% 40% 12% 25% 36% 40% Less likely 20 6 29 15 33 19 20 13 No difference 60 46 55 45 53 55 44 45 DK/NA 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 Demographic Summary
