February 27, 2013 - Quinn Close To 40% In New York City Dem Primary, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters More Comfortable With Gay Than Biz Exec Mayor Word format PDF format New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is closing in on the 40 percent target needed to avoid a runoff election as she leads the Democratic primary for mayor with 37 percent, more than three other candidates combined, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has 14 percent, with 11 percent for 2009 Democratic mayoral candidate William Thompson and 9 percent for Comptroller John Liu, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Another 27 percent are undecided. There is a small reverse gender gap as Quinn gets 40 percent of men and 34 percent of women. More New York City voters are comfortable with a woman, an African American, a Hispanic-American, an Asian-American, a gay or lesbian or someone married to a gay or lesbian as mayor than are comfortable with a business executive as mayor. Deciding whether they are "enthusiastic about" or "comfortable with" various hypothetical candidates for mayor, voters say: 27 percent enthusiastic and 64 percent comfortable with a woman candidate; 18 percent enthusiastic and 71 percent comfortable with an African American candidate; 17 percent enthusiastic and 72 percent comfortable with a Hispanic candidate; 15 percent enthusiastic and 72 percent comfortable with an Asian candidate; 15 percent enthusiastic and 63 percent comfortable with a gay or lesbian candidate; 13 percent enthusiastic and 63 percent comfortable with a candidate married to a gay or lesbian; 10 percent enthusiastic and 47 percent comfortable with a business executive candidate. "Council Speaker Christine Quinn is edging up toward that magic 40 percent that would make her the Democratic nominee without a primary run-off. Is that possible in a four- candidate field? We'll watch as this develops," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "It's still early, unless the State Legislature moves the primary up to June," Carroll added. "When asked for a self-assessment, New Yorkers say they are remarkably unbiased." "But they're true to one stereotype about a super-liberal city - only being a business executive draws significant negative votes in a mayoral candidate." New York City voters know very little about the Republican candidates for mayor: former MTA Chair & CEO Joseph Lhota, businessman John Catsimatidis, publisher Tom Allon, former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion and Doe Fund founder George McDonald. The percentage of voters who don't know enough about these candidates to form an opinion ranges from 66 to 93 percent. By margins of up to 3-1, voters back any of the leading Democrats over Lhota: Quinn leads 63 - 19 percent; de Blasio is up 58 - 18 percent. Thompson is ahead 55 - 20 percent; Liu leads 53 - 22 percent. "If two-thirds of New Yorkers don't know anything about you, can you be elected mayor? That's the question for Lhota. Every one of the Democrats clobbers him," Carroll said. "But if Lhota is fairly anonymous, the other Republican mayoral wannabes are all but invisible." New York City voters approve 60 - 24 percent of the job Quinn is doing, compared to a 64 - 18 percent approval rating in a January 16 Quinnipiac University poll. Voters give Quinn a 51 - 21 percent favorability rating. Approval and favorability ratings for other candidates are: Liu: 50 - 26 percent approval and 34 - 23 percent favorability; de Blasio: 50 - 19 percent approval and 39 - 13 percent favorability; Thompson: 34 - 10 percent favorability with 55 percent who don't know enough about him to form an opinion. There is no job approval since he does not hold public office. If a mayoral candidate supports raising taxes on the wealthy, 55 percent of voters say they are more likely to vote for that candidate, with 17 percent less likely and 26 percent who say it won't affect their vote. From February 20 - 25, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,017 New York City voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The survey includes 655 Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 3.8 percentage points. 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 information or RSS feed, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 1. (If Registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were: John Liu, Christine Quinn, William Thompson, and Bill de Blasio, for whom would you vote? Tot Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Liu 9% 7% 10% 7% 10% 9% Quinn 37 40 34 45 28 30 Thompson 11 10 12 8 16 14 de Blasio 14 14 14 17 13 13 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 1 - 1 - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 1 2 DK/NA 27 27 27 21 32 33 TREND: (If Registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were: John Liu, Christine Quinn, William Thompson, and Bill de Blasio, for whom would you vote? REGISTERED DEMOCRATS.................. Feb 27 Jan 16 Nov 21 Aug 15 May 10 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 Liu 9 9 5 9 7 Quinn 37 35 32 29 26 Thompson 11 10 10 10 13 de Blasio 14 11 9 9 10 Stringer na na 4 4 4 Allon na na na 1 2 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 1 1 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 2 DK/NA 27 31 37 34 34 2. If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Christine Quinn the Democrat and Joseph Lhota the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Quinn 63% 18% 81% 47% 57% 67% 55% 75% 62% Lhota 19 71 5 28 23 15 30 6 19 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 3 4 2 4 3 3 1 DK/NA 13 8 11 19 15 12 10 14 17 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Quinn 63% 64% 66% 66% 64% 64% 66% 60% Lhota 19 19 16 20 24 18 19 21 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 3 - - 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 2 3 2 4 2 2 4 DK/NA 12 14 14 10 8 15 11 12 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Quinn 61% 64% 67% 60% 55% Lhota 19 15 18 21 32 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 2 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 6 1 3 1 DK/NA 16 13 12 14 11 TREND: If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Christine Quinn the Democrat and Joseph Lhota the Republican, for whom would you vote? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 Quinn 63 62 Lhota 19 17 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 DK/NA 13 16 3. If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were William Thompson the Democrat and Joseph Lhota the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Thompson 55% 10% 76% 36% 51% 59% 48% 73% 60% Lhota 20 76 6 25 25 16 31 5 19 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 3 2 5 3 5 3 4 2 DK/NA 20 10 15 34 21 20 18 18 19 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Thompson 56% 55% 58% 58% 56% 49% 58% 58% Lhota 19 21 17 19 27 21 21 20 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - - 2 - 1 - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 3 3 5 2 3 4 4 DK/NA 19 21 22 16 14 26 16 17 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Thompson 58% 58% 55% 54% 42% Lhota 19 16 21 21 34 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 5 3 3 4 DK/NA 17 21 20 22 19 TREND: If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were William Thompson the Democrat and Joseph Lhota the Republican, for whom would you vote? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 Thompson 55 55 Lhota 20 19 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 4 DK/NA 20 20 4. If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Bill de Blasio the Democrat and Joseph Lhota the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp de Blasio 58% 15% 76% 41% 52% 63% 51% 71% 62% Lhota 18 71 6 19 23 15 29 4 17 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 1 3 7 5 4 3 4 3 DK/NA 18 11 13 30 19 17 16 18 17 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ de Blasio 58% 59% 62% 63% 57% 58% 60% 57% Lhota 20 16 12 19 27 18 19 19 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 4 5 4 3 5 5 4 DK/NA 17 18 19 13 12 18 16 17 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl de Blasio 63% 60% 59% 54% 49% Lhota 16 16 20 20 25 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 3 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 6 2 4 5 DK/NA 15 19 17 20 19 TREND: If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Bill de Blasio the Democrat and Joseph Lhota the Republican, for whom would you vote? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 de Blasio 58 57 Lhota 18 17 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 4 DK/NA 18 20 5. If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were John Liu the Democrat and Joseph Lhota the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Liu 53% 14% 71% 34% 49% 57% 42% 70% 55% Lhota 22 73 8 31 27 18 36 4 24 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 2 4 5 3 5 4 3 2 DK/NA 18 8 15 28 19 18 16 20 17 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Liu 54% 52% 57% 55% 53% 56% 54% 51% Lhota 22 23 17 27 29 23 24 22 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 6 DK/NA 17 20 21 12 13 17 17 17 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Liu 59% 52% 52% 55% 41% Lhota 17 21 25 21 39 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 2 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 6 4 3 6 DK/NA 19 19 17 20 12 6. Is your opinion of John Liu favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 34% 21% 40% 23% 35% 33% 26% 48% 29% Unfavorable 23 35 18 30 26 20 35 11 16 Hvn't hrd enough 42 44 41 45 38 45 37 41 54 REFUSED 2 - 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 TREND: Is your opinion of John Liu favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 Favorable 34 28 Unfavorable 23 24 Hvn't hrd enough 42 46 REFUSED 2 2 7. Is your opinion of Christine Quinn favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 51% 31% 61% 39% 52% 50% 54% 51% 44% Unfavorable 21 46 12 27 23 18 27 15 18 Hvn't hrd enough 27 22 26 31 24 30 18 31 38 REFUSED 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 3 - TREND: Is your opinion of Christine Quinn favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 Favorable 51 54 Unfavorable 21 18 Hvn't hrd enough 27 26 REFUSED 1 2 8. Is your opinion of William Thompson favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 34% 17% 43% 24% 35% 33% 30% 49% 33% Unfavorable 10 24 5 12 12 8 16 4 6 Hvn't hrd enough 55 57 51 63 51 57 52 46 59 REFUSED 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 - 3 TREND: Is your opinion of William Thompson favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? (*High also 38% July 2009) FAVORABLE..... High Low Feb 27 Jan 16 Aug 26 Jul 28 Jun 16 Aug 26 Feb 24 2013 2013 2009 2009 2009 2009* 2009 Favorable 34 31 38 38 29 38 22 Unfavorable 10 10 10 9 6 10 5 Hvn't hrd enough 55 57 51 52 63 51 71 REFUSED 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 9. Is your opinion of Bill de Blasio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 39% 30% 46% 28% 38% 40% 40% 49% 35% Unfavorable 13 27 9 14 16 10 17 2 15 Hvn't hrd enough 46 43 44 56 45 47 41 47 49 REFUSED 2 - 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Bill de Blasio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 Favorable 39 35 Unfavorable 13 11 Hvn't hrd enough 46 52 REFUSED 2 2 10. Is your opinion of Joseph Lhota favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 18% 44% 11% 23% 25% 13% 27% 7% 13% Unfavorable 15 4 18 12 16 13 15 12 11 Hvn't hrd enough 66 49 70 65 58 72 56 80 73 REFUSED 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 TREND: Is your opinion of Joseph Lhota favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 Favorable 18 19 Unfavorable 15 11 Hvn't hrd enough 66 69 REFUSED 1 1 11. Is your opinion of John Catsimatidis favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 5% 11% 3% 5% 6% 4% 6% 3% 4% Unfavorable 8 10 8 6 11 6 11 3 8 Hvn't hrd enough 86 77 88 88 82 90 81 94 86 REFUSED 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 TREND: Is your opinion of John Catsimatidis favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 Favorable 5 5 Unfavorable 8 7 Hvn't hrd enough 86 87 REFUSED 1 1 12. Is your opinion of Adolfo Carrion favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 10% 6% 12% 7% 12% 8% 6% 13% 19% Unfavorable 8 16 7 5 11 5 9 5 10 Hvn't hrd enough 81 78 80 87 75 85 85 81 69 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 TREND: Is your opinion of Adolfo Carrion favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 Favorable 10 9 Unfavorable 8 6 Hvn't hrd enough 81 83 REFUSED 1 1 13. Is your opinion of George McDonald favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 4% 4% 5% Unfavorable 2 6 1 2 3 2 2 1 5 Hvn't hrd enough 93 90 95 93 93 93 93 94 90 REFUSED 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 TREND: Is your opinion of George McDonald favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 Favorable 3 5 Unfavorable 2 5 Hvn't hrd enough 93 90 REFUSED 1 1 14. Is your opinion of Tom Allon favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 3% 2% 3% 3% 5% 2% 3% 2% 5% Unfavorable 4 8 2 5 3 4 4 - 7 Hvn't hrd enough 93 89 94 91 91 94 92 97 87 REFUSED 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Tom Allon favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 Favorable 3 5 Unfavorable 4 2 Hvn't hrd enough 93 92 REFUSED 1 1 18. 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 50% 39% 58% 37% 47% 52% 50% 58% 41% Disapprove 19 35 15 19 22 16 19 14 25 DK/NA 31 26 27 44 30 32 31 29 34 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 52% 48% 52% 49% 53% 45% 51% 54% Disapprove 18 20 18 21 19 20 20 17 DK/NA 30 32 30 30 29 35 30 29 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Approve 44% 56% 46% 50% 49% Disapprove 19 17 19 20 20 DK/NA 36 27 34 29 31 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Public Advocate? APPROVE....... High Low Feb 27 Jan 16 Nov 21 Aug 15 Jun 13 Feb 27 May 21 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2013 2010 Approve 50 48 49 45 39 50 34 Disapprove 19 16 14 16 17 19 16 DK/NA 31 36 37 39 44 31 50 19. 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 60% 32% 71% 48% 60% 59% 59% 63% 52% Disapprove 24 50 17 28 24 24 27 20 27 DK/NA 16 18 12 24 16 16 13 18 22 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 60% 59% 60% 56% 66% 60% 61% 59% Disapprove 28 20 22 28 24 16 24 28 DK/NA 13 21 18 16 9 24 16 13 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Approve 45% 63% 66% 56% 65% Disapprove 30 21 24 26 24 DK/NA 24 16 10 18 11 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christine Quinn is handling her job as City Council Speaker? APPROVE....... High Low Feb 27 Jan 16 Nov 21 Aug 15 Jun 13 Nov 21 Nov 25 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2008 Approve 60 64 65 56 55 65 40 Disapprove 24 18 18 27 24 18 29 DK/NA 16 18 18 17 21 18 31 20. 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% 40% 56% 39% 50% 49% 42% 64% 40% Disapprove 26 35 20 33 30 22 32 16 27 DK/NA 25 25 24 28 20 28 26 20 33 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 51% 48% 52% 48% 53% 54% 47% 50% Disapprove 29 21 22 26 30 17 29 28 DK/NA 21 31 26 26 17 28 24 22 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Approve 46% 52% 47% 50% 54% Disapprove 24 25 28 25 29 DK/NA 30 23 25 25 17 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Liu is handling his job as City Comptroller? APPROVE....... High Low Feb 27 Jan 16 Nov 21 Aug 15 Jun 13 May 11 Dec 15 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 Approve 50 46 48 43 40 57 38 Disapprove 26 27 22 31 32 14 35 DK/NA 25 27 30 26 28 30 27 28. If a candidate for Mayor is - a woman, is that someone you would be enthusiastic about, be comfortable with, have some reservations about, or be very uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Enthusiastic about 27% 20% 31% 23% 20% 33% 27% 22% 33% Comfortable with 64 66 64 67 71 59 65 70 59 Some reservations 3 4 2 4 4 3 3 4 - Very uncomfortable 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 DK/NA 4 6 2 4 4 4 3 3 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Enthusiastic about 31% 22% 22% 30% 36% 28% 33% 22% Comfortable with 63 66 67 64 60 65 62 66 Some reservations 1 6 6 2 - 3 1 5 Very uncomfortable 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 DK/NA 4 3 4 2 3 2 3 5 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Enthusiastic about 29% 26% 36% 22% 19% Comfortable with 64 64 55 71 75 Some reservations 3 4 2 3 2 Very uncomfortable 2 1 4 1 - DK/NA 2 5 4 3 3 29. If a candidate for Mayor is - an African American, is that someone you would be enthusiastic about, be comfortable with, have some reservations about, or be very uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Enthusiastic about 18% 6% 22% 15% 17% 19% 16% 20% 21% Comfortable with 71 75 71 70 73 69 73 71 66 Some reservations 6 9 3 9 5 7 6 5 5 Very uncomfortable 1 4 - - 1 - 1 - 1 DK/NA 5 6 3 5 5 5 3 4 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Enthusiastic about 21% 14% 15% 21% 25% 18% 24% 13% Comfortable with 71 70 69 72 70 72 68 73 Some reservations 3 9 11 4 1 4 4 8 Very uncomfortable 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 DK/NA 4 5 4 4 3 6 3 5 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Enthusiastic about 14% 22% 21% 15% 8% Comfortable with 72 68 67 74 82 Some reservations 10 5 3 7 6 Very uncomfortable - 1 2 - - DK/NA 3 5 7 4 4 30. If a candidate for Mayor is - a Hispanic, is that someone you would be enthusiastic about, be comfortable with, have some reservations about, or be very uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Enthusiastic about 17% 7% 19% 15% 16% 17% 16% 12% 24% Comfortable with 72 72 72 74 75 71 74 78 66 Some reservations 5 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 Very uncomfortable 1 5 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 DK/NA 4 7 3 5 3 5 3 4 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Enthusiastic about 20% 12% 11% 20% 25% 18% 21% 11% Comfortable with 72 74 74 74 69 73 72 74 Some reservations 3 8 9 3 3 2 3 9 Very uncomfortable 1 2 3 - - 2 1 1 DK/NA 4 4 4 3 3 5 4 4 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Enthusiastic about 13% 18% 24% 12% 8% Comfortable with 75 73 65 75 82 Some reservations 8 3 3 8 3 Very uncomfortable 2 - 2 1 2 DK/NA 2 5 5 3 5 31. If a candidate for Mayor is - an Asian American, is that someone you would be enthusiastic about, be comfortable with, have some reservations about, or be very uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Enthusiastic about 15% 7% 18% 14% 14% 16% 17% 9% 14% Comfortable with 72 75 71 73 76 68 74 78 66 Some reservations 7 5 7 7 5 8 5 7 10 Very uncomfortable 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 DK/NA 4 8 3 4 3 5 3 3 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Enthusiastic about 19% 10% 9% 17% 24% 17% 18% 10% Comfortable with 72 71 72 74 72 74 72 72 Some reservations 3 11 13 5 1 3 4 10 Very uncomfortable 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 3 DK/NA 4 4 2 3 3 4 3 5 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Enthusiastic about 10% 19% 21% 9% 10% Comfortable with 70 70 65 78 82 Some reservations 12 7 3 7 4 Very uncomfortable 3 - 5 2 1 DK/NA 5 4 6 4 4 32. If a candidate for Mayor is - a business executive, is that someone you would be enthusiastic about, be comfortable with, have some reservations about, or be very uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Enthusiastic about 10% 27% 5% 16% 12% 9% 18% 3% 5% Comfortable with 47 49 48 41 44 48 49 44 51 Some reservations 31 20 34 31 31 30 25 39 27 Very uncomfortable 9 2 10 8 11 7 5 10 13 DK/NA 4 2 3 5 2 5 3 5 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Enthusiastic about 13% 8% 7% 8% 18% 10% 10% 11% Comfortable with 46 47 43 53 47 42 47 48 Some reservations 31 30 35 29 29 33 32 29 Very uncomfortable 7 11 10 9 6 13 8 7 DK/NA 3 4 4 2 1 1 3 5 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Enthusiastic about 3% 9% 15% 12% 14% Comfortable with 49 46 46 46 49 Some reservations 37 32 29 27 28 Very uncomfortable 10 8 7 10 6 DK/NA 1 4 3 6 3 33. If a candidate for Mayor is - a person who is gay or lesbian, is that someone you would be enthusiastic about, be comfortable with, have some reservations about, or be very uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Enthusiastic about 15% 6% 17% 15% 13% 16% 18% 7% 17% Comfortable with 63 49 67 61 61 64 62 71 57 Some reservations 11 22 8 14 11 10 10 10 12 Very uncomfortable 8 16 6 6 12 5 7 9 10 DK/NA 4 6 3 4 3 5 3 2 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Enthusiastic about 17% 12% 11% 17% 21% 17% 19% 9% Comfortable with 67 57 58 68 67 62 63 63 Some reservations 8 14 16 5 7 7 9 14 Very uncomfortable 4 13 12 7 3 10 6 8 DK/NA 4 4 2 4 2 3 2 5 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Enthusiastic about 11% 17% 20% 11% 10% Comfortable with 60 60 62 66 76 Some reservations 13 11 6 14 7 Very uncomfortable 13 10 7 5 3 DK/NA 2 3 6 4 4 34. If a candidate for Mayor is - a person who has a spouse who is gay or lesbian, is that someone you would be enthusiastic about, be comfortable with, have some reservations about, or be very uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Enthusiastic about 13% 8% 15% 13% 13% 13% 17% 7% 12% Comfortable with 63 47 67 62 60 66 63 71 57 Some reservations 12 23 9 13 13 10 10 14 12 Very uncomfortable 7 15 5 7 9 6 6 5 12 DK/NA 4 7 3 5 5 4 3 3 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Enthusiastic about 16% 9% 9% 15% 20% 18% 16% 8% Comfortable with 68 56 57 69 68 61 65 64 Some reservations 8 17 18 7 7 10 10 15 Very uncomfortable 3 13 12 6 2 8 6 7 DK/NA 5 4 3 4 3 4 3 6 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Enthusiastic about 10% 16% 19% 8% 5% Comfortable with 59 60 62 67 78 Some reservations 14 13 6 16 9 Very uncomfortable 13 8 6 5 2 DK/NA 4 4 6 4 5 40. If a candidate for Mayor supports raising taxes on the wealthy, would you be more likely to vote for a candidate who held this position, less likely, or wouldn't it make a difference? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More likely 55% 17% 68% 44% 52% 58% 52% 61% 53% Less likely 17 51 6 24 21 14 26 6 14 No difference 26 31 24 29 25 26 21 31 29 DK/NA 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ More likely 55% 56% 56% 54% 59% 55% 57% 54% Less likely 16 18 15 17 19 21 14 18 No difference 26 25 28 28 22 24 28 25 DK/NA 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl More likely 60% 57% 60% 49% 45% Less likely 14 14 18 19 28 No difference 23 28 20 31 24 DK/NA 3 1 2 1 3 Demographic Summary
