October 26, 2011 - Keep Race, Job Protection Out Of Redistricting, New York State Voters Tell Quinnipiac University Poll; Cuomo Should Veto Lawmakers' Lines, Voters Say Word format Don't draw legislative district lines to create racial or ethnic districts, such as blacks and Hispanics, New York State voters say 72 - 21 percent in a Quinnipiac University poll released today. There is strong agreement among all political groups. White voters object to racial/ethnic districts 80 - 14 percent and black voters object 50 - 45 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Voters also reject 53 - 29 percent drawing legislative districts with an eye to protecting incumbents. There is strong agreement among Democrats, Republicans and independent voters. An independent commission with no connection to the State Legislature should draw the district lines for electing members of the U.S. Congress and the State Legislature, 48 percent of New York State voters say. Another 28 percent support an independent commission with some legislative input and 11 percent say the State Legislature should create the districts. Gov. Andrew Cuomo should veto any redistricting plan not created by an independent commission, 45 percent say, while 33 percent say Cuomo should not veto such a plan. "The State Legislature is pushing ahead with its own redistricting plan and there's no agreement on the design of a so-called independent commission, but a plurality of voters still think Gov. Andrew Cuomo should veto any plan that isn't independently designed," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Should the lines be drawn to protect incumbents, the way they did it for the legislature across the river in New Jersey? Absolutely not, New Yorkers say almost 2-1. "How about protecting minorities, such as blacks and Hispanics? Again, a resounding 'no,' more than 3-1, from voters. Even Democrats, whose candidates are usually the beneficiaries of racial preferences, are opposed 2-1." New York State voters approve 65 - 19 percent of the job Gov. Cuomo is doing, continuing his six-month string of +60 percent approval ratings, with six months of the highest score of any governor in the seven states surveyed by Quinnipiac University. Voters like Cuomo 63 - 12 percent and like his policies 61 - 25 percent. Cuomo is "about right" in his handling of public employee unions, 46 percent of voters say, while 21 percent say he is "too tough" and 20 percent say he is "not tough enough." New York State public employees are not doing their fair share to ease the state's financial problems, voters say 53 - 36 percent. Democrats are split 44 - 45 percent, but Republicans say 64 - 25 percent and independent voters say 55 - 35 percent that public employees are not doing their fair share. Voters in households with at least one union member say 50 - 41 percent that public employees are doing their fair share. "Fair weather or foul, New Yorkers admire their governor. As the sun comes out, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's job approval numbers are still at the peak he hit after the big storms," Carroll said. "It's a demographic clean sweep - he scores high in every category. "Is he too tough on the unions? Some people might have thought so after those layoff threats. But a lot of voters think he's doing just right and many even think he's too easy." President Barack Obama gets a 50 - 45 percent approval rating in New York State, with Democrats approving 78 - 18 percent. Disapproval is 84 - 13 percent among Republicans and 50 - 43 percent among independent voters. Voters say 50 - 44 percent that President Obama does deserve to be reelected. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand gets a 50 - 24 percent approval rating, compared to 52 - 23 percent September 20. Charles Schumer gets a 61 - 28 percent approval rating, compared to 59 - 31 percent September 20. From October 18 - 24, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,540 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.5 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 Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as Governor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 65% 66% 70% 64% 68% 63% 69% 60% Disapprove 19 19 17 18 20 19 17 29 DK/NA 15 15 13 18 12 18 14 11 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Approve 64% 63% 70% 64% 62% 71% Disapprove 21 21 14 22 21 17 DK/NA 14 16 16 14 17 12 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 56% 67% 71% 69% 58% 67% 68% 73% Disapprove 22 21 20 14 24 20 17 18 DK/NA 21 12 9 17 19 13 14 10 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as Governor? Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Jun 01 Apr 13 Feb 23 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 Approve 65 66 62 64 61 64 56 Disapprove 19 17 22 19 18 16 15 DK/NA 15 17 16 17 21 21 29 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charles Schumer is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 61% 40% 81% 54% 57% 65% 57% 82% Disapprove 28 49 9 34 36 20 32 14 DK/NA 11 11 10 12 7 15 11 4 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Approve 55% 70% 57% 65% 59% 65% Disapprove 31 23 30 27 29 26 DK/NA 14 7 13 8 13 9 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 57% 62% 62% 63% 63% 61% 63% 59% Disapprove 27 28 32 25 25 30 29 33 DK/NA 16 10 6 11 12 10 8 8 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charles Schumer is handling his job as United States Senator? (*High also 69% Oct 2001) APPROVE....... High Low Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 12 Jun 29 Jun 01 Dec 08 Apr 15 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2004* 1999 Approve 61 59 56 64 60 69 51 Disapprove 28 31 32 24 28 16 22 DK/NA 11 9 12 12 12 15 28 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kirsten Gillibrand is handling her job as United States Senator? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 50% 37% 66% 40% 46% 53% 51% 60% Disapprove 24 39 10 29 31 17 25 21 DK/NA 26 24 24 31 22 30 25 20 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Approve 52% 52% 42% 53% 48% 53% Disapprove 26 21 25 26 24 23 DK/NA 22 27 33 21 28 24 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 45% 51% 50% 55% 49% 51% 53% 51% Disapprove 22 29 26 20 21 24 27 27 DK/NA 33 20 24 25 30 25 20 23 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kirsten Gillibrand is handling her job as United States Senator? (*High also 54% Feb 2011) APPROVE....... High Low Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 12 Jun 29 Jun 01 Jun 29 Feb 17 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011* 2009 Approve 50 52 49 54 53 54 28 Disapprove 24 23 27 22 22 22 10 DK/NA 26 24 24 24 25 24 62 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 50% 13% 78% 43% 45% 55% 40% 90% Disapprove 45 84 18 50 51 40 56 9 DK/NA 5 2 4 7 4 5 4 1 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Approve 44% 60% 43% 50% 48% 53% Disapprove 52 35 52 47 47 42 DK/NA 4 5 6 4 5 5 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 55% 53% 50% 43% 55% 51% 52% 44% Disapprove 39 43 47 52 37 46 45 53 DK/NA 6 4 3 5 8 2 3 3 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? APPROVE...... High Low Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 12 Jun 29 Jun 01 Feb 19 Aug 12 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009 2011 Approve 50 50 45 57 60 72 45 Disapprove 45 45 49 38 35 17 49 DK/NA 5 6 6 5 5 10 6 5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 25% 25% 30% 22% 22% 27% 23% 39% Disapprove 63 63 57 67 67 58 64 56 DK/NA 13 12 14 12 10 15 13 5 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Approve 25% 28% 19% 22% 26% 23% Disapprove 65 59 64 69 59 68 DK/NA 11 12 17 9 14 9 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 32% 24% 24% 22% 33% 24% 24% 19% Disapprove 56 69 67 56 55 66 62 72 DK/NA 12 7 10 22 12 10 13 9 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? APPROVE...... High Low Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Jun 01 Apr 04 Sep 01 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2007 2010 Approve 25 26 27 26 25 34 15 Disapprove 63 61 62 62 62 43 75 DK/NA 13 13 11 12 12 23 9 6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state assembly member is handling their job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 39% 42% 44% 34% 38% 41% 40% 41% Disapprove 43 42 36 47 48 37 42 46 DK/NA 18 16 20 19 14 22 18 13 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Approve 40% 42% 35% 42% 38% 41% Disapprove 45 39 44 43 44 40 DK/NA 16 19 21 15 18 19 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 43% 39% 39% 37% 43% 38% 43% 38% Disapprove 38 44 45 42 42 43 43 44 DK/NA 20 17 15 21 16 18 15 18 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state assembly member is handling their job? APPROVE...... High Low Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Jun 01 Dec 20 Feb 23 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2005 2011 Approve 39 41 40 45 42 55 35 Disapprove 43 39 43 38 39 22 42 DK/NA 18 20 17 17 19 15 22 7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state senator is handling their job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 49% 44% 59% 43% 43% 53% 48% 55% Disapprove 37 43 26 42 46 29 38 34 DK/NA 15 13 15 15 11 18 14 11 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Approve 48% 52% 43% 50% 50% 46% Disapprove 38 31 43 36 36 38 DK/NA 13 17 14 14 14 16 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 48% 54% 51% 45% 50% 50% 55% 43% Disapprove 35 36 38 37 38 36 32 45 DK/NA 17 10 11 18 12 15 13 12 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state senator is handling their job? (* Low also 49% Apr 2011, Feb 2011, Aug 2011) APPROVE...... High Low Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Jun 01 Dec 20 Oct 26 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2005 2011* Approve 49 50 49 54 51 63 49 Disapprove 37 35 37 33 34 22 37 DK/NA 15 15 14 13 16 15 15 8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Sheldon Silver is handling his job as State Assembly Speaker? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 27% 21% 34% 22% 24% 29% 24% 38% Disapprove 45 57 33 50 56 36 50 35 DK/NA 28 22 32 27 21 35 26 27 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Approve 24% 35% 17% 26% 29% 24% Disapprove 51 38 46 50 42 50 DK/NA 24 27 38 24 29 26 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 34% 30% 23% 24% 34% 28% 25% 24% Disapprove 26 47 54 47 36 43 48 56 DK/NA 39 23 24 29 30 29 28 20 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Sheldon Silver is handling his job as State Assembly Speaker? (*Low also 25% Apr 2010) APPROVE....... High Low Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Sep 01 Dec 24 Aug 10 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2008 2011* Approve 27 30 25 29 28 38 25 Disapprove 45 45 49 43 43 34 49 DK/NA 28 25 26 28 29 38 26 9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dean Skelos is handling his job as State Senate Majority Leader? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 21% 23% 20% 21% 22% 20% 20% 32% Disapprove 36 35 34 38 45 29 37 35 DK/NA 42 42 45 41 33 51 42 33 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Approve 21% 23% 18% 21% 24% 16% Disapprove 38 33 39 44 32 43 DK/NA 41 44 43 35 43 41 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 32% 22% 17% 19% 26% 19% 20% 20% Disapprove 28 41 44 29 28 33 42 46 DK/NA 40 37 39 53 47 47 38 34 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dean Skelos is handling his job as State Senate Majority Leader? Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 2011 2011 2011 2011 Approve 21 23 23 25 Disapprove 36 36 40 35 DK/NA 42 41 37 40 10. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York State today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Very satisfied 4% 3% 4% 4% 4% 3% 2% 8% Smwht satisfied 30 20 43 25 29 32 28 40 Smwht dissatisfied 34 35 30 38 36 32 36 29 Very dissatisfied 31 41 22 31 31 32 33 22 DK/NA 1 - - 1 1 1 1 1 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Very satisfied 2% 5% 5% 2% 4% 3% Smwht satisfied 27 39 21 29 30 31 Smwht dissatisfied 35 32 38 34 33 36 Very dissatisfied 37 23 35 35 33 29 DK/NA 1 1 1 - - 1 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Very satisfied 4% 3% 4% 4% 2% 3% 2% 3% Smwht satisfied 40 29 25 32 35 30 33 26 Smwht dissatisfied 30 38 33 32 28 38 34 38 Very dissatisfied 25 30 37 30 35 28 29 32 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York State today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT SAT High Low Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Jun 01 Feb 25 Jun 23 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 1998 2010 Very satisfied 4 2 2 4 3 13 1 Smwht satisfied 30 34 33 34 34 60 18 Smwht dissatisfied 34 33 31 34 32 20 33 Very dissatisfied 31 31 33 27 29 7 47 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 11. If the 2012 election for President were being held today, do you think you would vote for Barack Obama the Democratic candidate, or for the Republican candidate? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Obama 49% 8% 81% 40% 45% 52% 38% 87% Republican 34 82 8 34 39 30 45 3 DEPENDS ON CAND(VOL) 9 4 5 15 8 9 9 7 DK/NA 9 6 5 12 7 10 9 4 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Obama 40% 61% 45% 50% 44% 57% Republican 42 24 38 35 37 30 DEPENDS ON CAND(VOL) 10 7 7 8 10 6 DK/NA 8 8 10 7 10 7 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Obama 49% 51% 51% 43% 53% 47% 50% 49% Republican 31 35 34 38 29 36 35 38 DEPENDS ON CAND(VOL) 9 8 7 9 8 9 8 8 DK/NA 11 6 7 10 11 8 7 5 TREND: If the 2012 election for President were being held today, do you think you would vote for Barack Obama the Democratic candidate, or for the Republican candidate? Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 12 Jun 29 Jun 01 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 Obama 49 52 49 53 55 Republican 34 33 34 30 27 DEPENDS ON CAND(VOL) 9 7 8 11 11 DK/NA 9 7 10 5 7 12. Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes/Deserves 50% 11% 80% 41% 47% 52% 38% 89% No/Does not 44 85 15 51 48 40 55 9 DK/NA 6 4 5 8 5 7 7 2 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Yes/Deserves 43% 62% 42% 50% 47% 55% No/Does not 52 33 49 44 47 39 DK/NA 6 5 9 5 6 7 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Yes/Deserves 54% 51% 50% 45% 57% 45% 52% 46% No/Does not 41 44 43 47 34 50 44 48 DK/NA 5 4 7 8 9 5 3 6 TREND: Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 12 Jun 29 June 01 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 Yes/Deserves 50 51 48 56 57 No/Does not 44 43 46 39 36 DK/NA 6 6 6 5 6 13. Regardless of how you feel about Andrew Cuomo's policies, would you say you like or don't like Andrew Cuomo as a person? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Like 63% 63% 69% 59% 65% 61% 63% 68% Don't Like 12 15 9 13 13 12 13 13 DK/NA 25 22 21 28 22 27 24 19 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Like 62% 64% 62% 62% 62% 64% Don't Like 11 13 13 14 11 15 DK/NA 26 23 25 24 27 21 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Like 52% 66% 66% 70% 63% 70% 64% 63% Don't Like 17 11 15 7 14 9 11 14 DK/NA 32 23 19 23 23 21 25 23 TREND: Regardless of how you feel about Andrew Cuomo's policies, would you say you like or don't like Andrew Cuomo as a person? Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Jun 01 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 Like 63 64 64 64 61 Don't Like 12 13 12 12 13 DK/NA 25 23 24 24 26 14. And regardless of how you feel about Andrew Cuomo as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Andrew Cuomo's policies? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Like 61% 54% 67% 62% 63% 59% 63% 59% Don't Like 25 31 20 23 24 25 23 32 DK/NA 14 15 13 15 13 16 13 10 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Like 60% 61% 62% 62% 57% 67% Don't Like 27 25 21 28 26 22 DK/NA 13 14 18 10 16 11 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Like 48% 64% 67% 65% 51% 65% 67% 66% Don't Like 31 25 25 19 31 25 21 23 DK/NA 22 11 8 16 18 10 12 11 TREND: And regardless of how you feel about Andrew Cuomo as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Andrew Cuomo's policies? Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 29 Jun 01 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 Like 61 64 61 62 61 Don't Like 25 23 26 24 23 DK/NA 14 12 12 14 16 15. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling the state budget? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 57% 61% 58% 58% 66% 50% 62% 49% Disapprove 29 26 28 28 25 32 27 36 DK/NA 14 13 13 13 9 18 11 14 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Approve 60% 55% 57% 54% 54% 63% Disapprove 33 27 24 33 30 26 DK/NA 7 18 18 13 16 11 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 48% 53% 66% 62% 47% 61% 64% 64% Disapprove 37 35 27 19 36 26 26 28 DK/NA 15 12 6 19 17 13 11 9 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling the state budget? Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 10 Jun 01 Apr 13 Feb 23 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 Approve 57 62 59 57 57 57 Disapprove 29 25 29 30 29 28 DK/NA 14 13 11 13 14 16 16. Do you think Andrew Cuomo is being too tough on the public employee unions, not tough enough or is he handling the public employee unions about right? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Too tough 21% 13% 26% 20% 20% 21% 17% 37% Not tough enough 20 31 12 23 21 19 23 10 About right 46 46 50 44 50 42 49 45 DK/NA 14 10 13 14 9 17 12 8 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Too tough 19% 22% 21% 34% 19% 24% Not tough enough 22 19 19 16 22 17 About right 48 43 47 42 44 49 DK/NA 11 17 13 8 15 10 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Too tough 16% 25% 24% 14% 15% 20% 26% 22% Not tough enough 20 23 21 18 21 23 16 23 About right 40 43 47 54 46 44 47 49 DK/NA 24 9 8 14 18 12 10 6 17. Do you think New York State public employees are doing their fair share to ease New York State's financial problems or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes/Fair share 36% 25% 44% 35% 37% 36% 32% 50% No/Not 53 64 45 55 54 51 57 42 DK/NA 11 11 12 9 9 13 11 8 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Yes/Fair share 34% 40% 34% 50% 34% 40% No/Not 57 49 53 41 56 48 DK/NA 9 12 13 9 11 12 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Yes/Fair share 37% 39% 41% 27% 31% 37% 43% 38% No/Not 53 54 51 56 58 53 49 55 DK/NA 10 8 9 17 11 9 8 7 23. Who do you think should draw the district lines by which members of the state legislature and Congress are elected - the state legislature or a commission that has no connection to the state legislature or an independent commission with some legislative input? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk State legislature 11% 13% 12% 7% 10% 11% 9% 20% Commissn/No connect 48 46 46 53 52 45 54 34 Commissn/Legis input 28 30 29 29 27 29 27 35 DK/NA 13 11 13 12 10 15 11 11 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes State legislature 9% 15% 7% 11% 12% 9% Commissn/No connect 53 41 52 55 45 54 Commissn/Legis input 27 31 25 26 27 29 DK/NA 11 12 15 8 16 7 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K State legislature 11% 12% 8% 12% 11% 15% 9% 8% Commissn/No connect 37 53 54 47 42 49 51 59 Commissn/Legis input 34 29 28 23 29 25 33 25 DK/NA 17 6 9 18 18 11 7 8 TREND: Who do you think should draw the district lines by which members of the state legislature and Congress are elected: The state legislature or a commission that has no connection to the state legislature or an independent commission with some legislative input? Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 11 Jun 28 Jun 02 Apr 14 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 State legislature 11 10 13 14 13 12 Commissn/No connect 48 50 50 42 46 51 Commissn/Legis input 28 27 26 34 31 29 DK/NA 13 13 11 10 10 7 24. Do you think Governor Cuomo should veto a redistricting plan that is not created by an independent commission, or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 45% 41% 47% 49% 53% 38% 48% 38% No 33 36 32 31 31 35 32 43 DK/NA 22 23 22 21 17 27 20 19 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Yes 46% 44% 45% 50% 40% 53% No 34 34 29 33 35 30 DK/NA 20 23 26 17 25 17 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Yes 38% 49% 52% 38% 40% 35% 51% 58% No 37 34 33 31 34 44 35 26 DK/NA 25 17 15 30 26 20 14 16 TREND: Do you think Governor Cuomo should veto a redistricting plan that is not created by an independent commission or not? Oct 26 Sep 20 Aug 11 2011 2011 2011 Yes 45 47 49 No 33 35 30 DK/NA 22 18 21 25. When legislative district lines are drawn, do you want them drawn so the member of congress, assembly member and state senator who currently represents you are more likely to be reelected, or don't you think helping incumbents should be considered? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes/More likely 29% 28% 35% 23% 26% 33% 23% 47% No/Shld not consider 53 54 48 62 61 47 60 39 DK/NA 17 19 17 15 13 20 17 14 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Yes/More likely 25% 39% 21% 30% 34% 21% No/Shld not consider 61 44 56 56 45 69 DK/NA 14 17 23 14 21 11 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Yes/More likely 31% 34% 30% 25% 42% 33% 29% 17% No/Shld not consider 50 53 59 51 39 54 59 71 DK/NA 19 13 11 25 19 14 12 12 26. Some people say that when legislative district lines are drawn there should be a requirement that districts be created for racial and ethnic groups, such as blacks and Hispanics. Do you agree or disagree? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Agree 21% 13% 30% 18% 20% 22% 14% 45% Disagree 72 82 63 77 76 69 80 50 DK/NA 6 5 7 6 4 8 5 5 Union COLLEGE DEGREE UpStat NYC Sub HsHlds No Yes Agree 15% 32% 14% 19% 22% 20% Disagree 79 62 77 77 71 75 DK/NA 6 6 9 3 7 5 AGE IN YEARS............ ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Agree 34% 19% 19% 14% 31% 17% 17% 18% Disagree 61 75 77 76 63 76 79 77 DK/NA 5 6 4 10 6 7 4 5 Demographic Summary
