November 10, 2004 - Bloomberg Approval Up As Election Year Begins, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Ferrer, Undecided Lead Pack Of Dem Challengers New York City voters approve 49 - 39 percent of the job Mayor Michael Bloomberg is doing, putting him back at approval levels he was enjoying in the Spring and reversing a drop to 44 - 42 percent August 26 as the Republican Convention came to town, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. White voters approve 57 - 31 percent, as black voters disapprove 46 - 37 percent and Hispanic voters disapprove 46 - 41 percent. These same voters disapprove 68 - 28 percent of the job President George W. Bush is doing, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Looking at possible Democratic challengers to Bloomberg's reelection, Fernando Ferrer is the only contender who tops the Mayor in a head to head matchup. In a hypothetical Democratic primary, Ferrer and "undecided" are the top vote-getters. "In job approval, Mayor Mike is halfway home. He's even shaking that 'uncaring billionaire' label as an increasing number of voters say the Mayor cares about them," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "In the Democratic pack, Fernando Ferrer is the one to beat. Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields is the only other possible challenger who scores double digits among Democratic voters. "Despite the presidential election outcome, New Yorkers give President Bush a big Bronx cheer, indicating Mayor Mike was right to keep his distance from his fellow Republican," Carroll added. In an early look at the mayoral campaign, Ferrer beats the Mayor 45 - 40 percent, little changed from previous surveys. Bloomberg tops other possible challengers: 40 - 36 percent over Comptroller William Thompson; 42 - 38 percent over Fields; 40 - 35 percent over U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner; 42 - 36 percent over City Council Speaker Gifford Miller; 42 - 32 percent over Council member Charles Barron. When Democratic voters are asked to pick a mayoral candidate: Ferrer gets 28 percent; Undecided gets 27 percent; Fields gets 14 percent; Thompson gets 9 percent; Miller and Weiner each get 8 percent; Barron gets 3 percent. New York City voters say 65 - 30 percent that Bloomberg has strong leadership qualities. The Mayor comes up short as voters say 45 - 49 percent that he cares about their needs and problems. Bloomberg's scores on each of these measures are among his highest ever. Voters approve 62 - 17 percent of the job Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly is doing, down from a high of 69 - 15 percent in a November 25, 2003, Quinnipiac University poll. In this latest survey, white voters approve 66 - 11 percent, while black voters approve 60 - 22 percent and Hispanic voters 59 - 21 percent. From November 5 - 8, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,221 New York City registered voters, with a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percent. The survey includes 754 Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 3.6 percent. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and nationwide as a public service and for research. For additional data -- www.quinnipiac.edu or call (203) 582-5201 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? App Dis DK/NA Nov 10, 2004 49 39 12 Aug 26, 2004 44 42 14 Jul 20, 2004 49 39 12 Jun 9, 2004 50 38 12 Mar 31, 2004 47 41 12 Feb 4, 2004 44 45 11 Nov 25, 2003 37 51 13 Oct 22, 2003 42 47 12 Sep 9, 2003 38 52 11 Jul 2, 2003 31 60 8 May 7, 2003 32 56 12 Feb 26, 2003 48 41 11 Nov 21, 2002 41 46 13 Jul 18, 2002 57 23 19 Mar 27, 2002 62 16 22 Feb 6, 2002 65 6 29 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President? App Dis DK/NA Nov 10, 2004 28 68 4 Aug 26, 2004 25 70 5 Jul 20, 2004 24 72 4 Jun 10, 2004 24 72 5 Feb 4, 2004 31 64 5 Nov 25, 2003 31 64 5 Sep 10, 2003 30 64 6 May 7, 2003 44 50 6 Mar 28, 2002 64 28 8 Feb 6, 2002 68 23 9 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ray Kelly is handling his job as Police Commissioner? App Dis DK/NA Nov 10, 2004 62 17 21 Aug 26, 2004 63 17 20 Jul 20, 2004 61 21 18 Jun 9, 2004 67 16 17 Mar 31, 2004 67 16 17 Feb 4&5, 2004 65 16 19 Nov 25, 2003 69 15 16 Jul 3, 2003 63 24 13 May 7, 2003 68 15 17 Feb 26, 2003 68 18 14 TREND: If the election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Charles Barron the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? (* "Suppose the general election for mayor. . .") SMONE WDN'T CB MB ELSE VOTE DK/NA Nov 10, 2004 32 42 1 2 23 Jul 20, 2004 31 43 2 2 22 Jun 9, 2004 34 42 2 2 20 Mar 31, 2004* 34 41 2 2 20 Feb 4, 2004* 32 43 2 4 19 TREND: If the election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Fernando Ferrer the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? (* "Suppose the general election for mayor. . .") SMONE WDN'T FF MB ELSE VOTE DK/NA Nov 10, 2004 45 40 1 1 13 Jul 20, 2004 46 39 1 2 11 Jun 9, 2004 45 39 2 1 12 Mar 31, 2004* 45 41 1 2 11 Feb 4, 2004* 46 39 1 3 11 Nov 25, 2003* 51 33 3 3 10 TREND: If the election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were C. Virginia Fields the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? (* "Suppose the general election for mayor. . .") SMONE WDN'T VF MB ELSE VOTE DK/NA Nov 10, 2004 38 42 1 2 18 Jul 20, 2004 38 42 1 2 17 Jun 9, 2004 39 43 1 2 15 Mar 31, 2004* 39 41 2 2 16 TREND: If the election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Gifford Miller the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? (* "Suppose the general election for mayor. . .") SMONE WDN'T GM MB ELSE VOTE DK/NA Nov 10, 2004 36 42 2 2 19 Jul 20, 2004 37 39 2 2 20 Jun 9, 2004 38 40 2 2 18 Mar 31, 2004* 38 41 2 2 17 Feb 4, 2004* 37 39 1 4 18 Nov 25, 2003* 41 33 5 2 19 TREND: If the election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were William Thompson the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? (* "Suppose the general election for mayor. . .") SMONE WDN'T WT MB ELSE VOTE DK/NA Nov 10, 2004 36 40 2 3 20 Jul 20, 2004 35 40 2 2 20 Jun 9, 2004 38 41 2 2 18 Mar 31, 2004* 38 41 2 2 18 Feb 4, 2004* 36 40 2 4 18 TREND: If the election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Anthony Weiner the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? (* "Suppose the general election for mayor. . .") SMONE WDN'T AW MB ELSE VOTE DK/NA Nov 10, 2004 35 40 1 3 21 Jul 20, 2004 34 40 2 2 21 Jun 9, 2004 37 42 2 2 18 Mar 31, 2004* 36 40 2 2 20 Feb 4, 2004* 34 40 2 4 20 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 Smwht Very sat sat dis dis DK/NA Nov 10, 2004 8 50 26 15 1 Jul 20, 2004 7 49 26 17 1 Jun 9, 2004 9 46 25 18 1 Mar 31, 2004 9 48 26 16 1 Feb 4, 2004 8 47 27 18 1 Nov 25, 2003 5 40 30 24 1 Oct 22, 2003 8 43 31 18 1 Sep 9, 2003 5 37 32 25 2 Jul 2, 2003 7 23 32 38 1 May 7, 2003 3 30 34 31 2 Feb 28, 2003 6 43 32 17 2 Nov 21, 2002 5 39 34 20 2 Jul 18, 2002 9 55 24 9 3 Mar 28, 2002 15 56 19 7 2 Aug 2, 2000 20 46 22 11 1 Jun 15, 2000 20 46 22 10 2 Apr 19, 2000 18 45 20 17 1 Apr 8, 1999 16 47 25 12 1 Feb 17, 1999 17 46 22 14 1 Nov 18, 1998 23 51 17 8 1 Feb 11, 1998 18 58 18 5 1 Oct 29, 1997 12 58 19 10 1 Oct 1, 1997 15 53 22 9 1 Mar 27, 1997 11 54 22 12 1 Feb 11, 1997 11 54 24 11 1 Nov 19, 1996 8 53 25 13 1 TREND: Would you say that Michael Bloomberg has strong leadership qualities or not? Yes No DK/NA Nov 10, 2004 65 30 5 Jul 20, 2004 64 32 4 Jun 9, 2004 65 28 8 Mar 31, 2004 65 31 5 Feb 4, 2004 60 34 5 Sep 9, 2003 48 45 7 Jul 2, 2003 53 42 5 May 7, 2003 61 35 5 Feb 26, 2003 57 38 5 Oct 24, 2001 73 12 15 TREND: Would you say that Michael Bloomberg cares about the needs and problems of people like you, or not? Yes No DK/NA Nov 10, 2004 45 49 7 Jul 20, 2004 42 52 6 Jun 9, 2004 40 52 8 Mar 31, 2004 42 50 8 Feb 4, 2004 42 51 7 May 7, 2003 33 60 7 Feb 26, 2003 41 53 6 Oct 24, 2001 47 29 24 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Approve 49% 64% 46% 48% 57% 37% 41% Disapprove 39 30 42 38 31 46 46 DK/NA 12 7 12 13 12 17 13 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 42% 45% 52% 53% 56% 53% 46% Disapprove 44 44 33 37 36 36 41 DK/NA 14 11 15 10 8 11 13 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President? Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Approve 28% 84% 10% 32% 37% 12% 29% Disapprove 68 12 86 63 61 85 64 DK/NA 4 4 4 5 3 3 7 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 27% 30% 17% 28% 60% 34% 23% Disapprove 66 66 81 65 38 62 72 DK/NA 7 4 1 7 2 3 5 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ray Kelly is handling his job as Police Commissioner? Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Approve 62% 76% 60% 61% 66% 60% 59% Disapprove 17 8 20 14 11 22 21 DK/NA 21 17 20 25 23 18 20 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 69% 57% 58% 62% 81% 67% 57% Disapprove 16 22 18 14 5 15 18 DK/NA 14 22 24 24 14 18 24 4. If the election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Gifford Miller the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Gifford Miller 36% 17% 48% 27% 28% 52% 39% Michael Bloomberg 42 70 32 46 49 26 41 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 1 4 1 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 DK/NA 19 11 18 22 22 18 14 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Gifford Miller 44% 40% 33% 33% 30% 34% 38% Michael Bloomberg 35 38 42 45 57 47 37 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 - 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 DK/NA 18 19 22 18 12 15 21 5. If the election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Fernando Ferrer the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Fernando Ferrer 45% 22% 57% 37% 31% 64% 59% Michael Bloomberg 40 71 29 45 53 21 27 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 1 3 - 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 DK/NA 13 5 13 14 15 12 10 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Fernando Ferrer 60% 47% 40% 42% 36% 41% 49% Michael Bloomberg 27 38 42 44 51 46 35 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 2 1 2 2 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 DK/NA 10 13 16 11 11 10 15 6. If the election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were William Thompson the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp William Thompson 36% 13% 47% 28% 24% 57% 38% Michael Bloomberg 40 75 29 42 49 22 39 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 1 4 1 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 2 2 1 4 5 DK/NA 20 9 21 24 25 16 15 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom William Thompson 46% 38% 31% 33% 27% 32% 38% Michael Bloomberg 36 36 41 43 55 46 35 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 2 3 2 1 3 2 DK/NA 13 22 25 20 16 17 23 7. If the election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Charles Barron the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Charles Barron 32% 12% 41% 27% 19% 53% 37% Michael Bloomberg 42 75 31 45 51 24 41 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 DK/NA 23 10 25 23 28 20 15 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Charles Barron 39% 36% 27% 30% 23% 29% 34% Michael Bloomberg 37 37 43 45 60 47 37 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 3 1 1 2 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 1 3 2 - 3 2 DK/NA 20 23 26 22 15 20 25 8. If the election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Anthony Weiner the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Anthony Weiner 35% 13% 46% 28% 27% 48% 40% Michael Bloomberg 40 74 29 45 48 26 37 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 - 3 1 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 3 1 2 3 6 DK/NA 21 10 22 23 24 20 17 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Anthony Weiner 42% 39% 27% 35% 27% 33% 36% Michael Bloomberg 38 35 43 41 57 45 36 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 3 4 - 3 2 DK/NA 16 21 27 19 15 17 24 9. If the election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were C. Virginia Fields the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp C. Virginia Fields 38% 13% 49% 33% 25% 64% 39% Michael Bloomberg 42 75 30 46 53 22 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 2 - 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 2 1 1 1 5 DK/NA 18 10 18 18 21 12 15 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom C. Virginia Fields 45% 43% 38% 32% 24% 33% 43% Michael Bloomberg 36 38 43 45 57 50 35 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 DK/NA 16 17 17 20 17 14 20 10. (If registered Democrat)If the Democratic primary for mayor were being held today and the candidates were Gifford Miller, Fernando Ferrer, William Thompson, C. Virginia Fields, Charles Barron and Anthony Weiner, for whom would you vote? Registered Democrats Miller 8% Ferrer 28 Thompson 9 Fields 14 Barron 3 Weiner 8 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 DK/NA 27 11. 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 Wht Blk Hisp Very satisfied 8% 17% 6% 9% 11% 3% 6% Smwht satisfied 50 57 48 49 57 40 44 Smwht dissatisfied 26 14 29 26 21 33 30 Very dissatisfied 15 11 17 15 10 23 18 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Very satisfied 6% 6% 10% 9% 12% 9% 7% Smwht satisfied 43 49 52 51 51 55 45 Smwht dissatisfied 30 25 23 25 27 22 29 Very dissatisfied 19 18 13 13 10 12 18 DK/NA 1 1 2 2 - 2 1 12. Would you say that Michael Bloomberg has strong leadership qualities or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Yes 65% 71% 62% 71% 72% 58% 62% No 30 25 33 25 24 36 33 DK/NA 5 4 5 4 5 6 5 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes 57% 62% 69% 69% 71% 67% 64% No 39 32 25 26 28 30 30 DK/NA 4 6 6 5 1 4 6 13. Would you say that Michael Bloomberg cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp Yes 45% 60% 40% 48% 55% 27% 40% No 49 35 54 45 38 64 56 DK/NA 7 5 6 7 7 8 5 Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Yes 37% 43% 53% 45% 46% 50% 41% No 59 52 38 48 49 45 52 DK/NA 5 5 9 8 5 5 8
