June 5, 2013 - New York State Voters Say Speaker Must Go, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Most Would Not Want Daughter To Be An Intern PDF format By a 51 - 22 percent margin, New York State voters say Sheldon Silver should step down as State Assembly Speaker because of the way he handled the Vito Lopez sexual harassment scandal, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. In a slight gender reversal, men want Speaker Silver to step down 54 - 23 percent, compared to 48 - 21 percent among women, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Silver should step down, Republicans say 57 - 14 percent, Democrats say 45 - 28 percent and independent voters say 53 - 21 percent, New York City voters say 50 - 26 percent, upstate voters say 49 - 18 percent and suburban voters say 56 - 21 percent. New York State voters disapprove 52 - 21 percent of the job Silver is doing, down from 44 - 23 percent disapproval April 17 and Silver's worst overall approval rating ever. Voters approve 54 - 31 percent of the job their own state senator is doing, but say 47 - 40 percent that their state senator should be thrown out of office as part of an overall house- cleaning. Voters are split 42 - 40 percent in approval of their Assembly member, but are willing 45 - 38 percent to replace that member as part of a legislative house-cleaning. "The Vito Lopez sex scandal persuades a bare majority of New Yorkers that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver should step aside. A lot of voters say get rid of the pack of them; there should be a legislative house-cleaning," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. New York State voters say 58 - 35 percent they would not want their daughter to be an intern in the State Legislature. Men say not-my-daughter 59 - 33 percent and women agree 56 - 37 percent. Voters with children under 18 years old say no 68 - 28 percent. "With all the stories about the bad behavior in Albany, would you want your daughter to be a legislative intern? A majority of voters say no," Carroll added. Gov. Cuomo Job Approval New York State voters give Gov. Andrew Cuomo a 53 - 30 percent job approval rating, his lowest net approval rating since he took office. Approval is 68 - 15 percent among Democrats and 51 - 31 percent among independent voters. Republicans disapprove 49 - 37 percent. Approval is 61 - 23 percent in New York City, 45 - 39 percent upstate and 58 - 25 percent in the suburbs. Men approve 51 - 35 percent while women approve 55 - 25 percent. Voters say 58 - 31 percent that Cuomo deserves reelection in 2014. New York State government is dysfunctional, voters say 67 - 29 percent, with strong agreement from every group. A total of 86 percent of voters say government corruption is a "very serious" or "somewhat serious" problem. But 60 percent of voters say New York has about as much government corruption as other states. Gov. Cuomo should have primary responsibility for cleaning up legislative corruption, 49 percent of voters say, while 33 percent say legislative leaders should handle it. Cuomo has done an "excellent" or "good" job cleaning up legislative corruption, 38 percent of voters say, while 50 percent say "not so good" or "poor." Only 15 percent of voters say legislative leaders have done an "excellent" or "good" job cleaning up corruption, while 75 percent say "not so good" or "poor." "Gov. Andrew Cuomo's job approval holds at an OK level, but he set the bar very high in his first two years," Carroll said. "The reelection campaign is still a year away, but most New Yorkers think their governor deserves re-election." "Two-thirds of New Yorkers accept the 'dysfunctional' label for their state government and they think corruption is a big problem. But - maybe they're cynical - most think it's just as bad elsewhere." From May 29 - June 3, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,075 New York State 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, Iowa, Ohio, Virginia, and the nation as a public service and for research. For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, 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 53% 37% 68% 51% 51% 55% 53% 60% Disapprove 30 49 15 31 35 25 32 18 DK/NA 17 13 17 18 14 20 16 23 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 58% 51% 57% 49% 61% 45% 51% 60% Disapprove 26 32 27 38 25 26 34 29 DK/NA 16 17 17 14 15 28 16 11 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Approve 45% 61% 58% 28% 66% 44% Disapprove 39 23 25 59 16 36 DK/NA 17 17 17 13 17 20 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as Governor? APPROVE....... High Low Jun 05 Apr 17 Mar 19 Jan 30 Dec 12 Dec 12 Jun 05 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2013 Approve 53 57 55 59 74 74 53 Disapprove 30 29 27 28 13 13 30 DK/NA 17 15 18 13 13 13 17 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 59% 37% 77% 54% 55% 62% 54% 76% Disapprove 30 51 12 33 36 23 34 11 DK/NA 11 11 11 13 8 14 12 13 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 Jun 05 Apr 17 Mar 19 Jan 30 Dec 12 Dec 08 Apr 15 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012 2004* 1999 Approve 59 64 61 60 63 69 51 Disapprove 30 26 27 30 23 16 22 DK/NA 11 10 13 10 15 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 55% 46% 70% 49% 50% 60% 57% 63% Disapprove 24 37 10 30 32 17 24 13 DK/NA 21 17 20 21 19 23 19 24 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kirsten Gillibrand is handling her job as United States Senator? APPROVE....... High Low Jun 05 Apr 17 Mar 19 Jan 30 Dec 12 Dec 12 Feb 17 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2009 Approve 55 57 57 57 61 61 28 Disapprove 24 21 21 21 18 18 10 DK/NA 21 21 22 22 21 21 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 55% 17% 88% 45% 51% 60% 47% 95% Disapprove 41 82 10 51 46 36 49 1 DK/NA 3 - 2 5 3 4 3 4 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? APPROVE....... High Low Jun 05 Apr 17 Mar 19 Jan 30 Dec 12 Feb 19 Aug 12 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012 2009 2011 Approve 55 55 57 57 62 72 45 Disapprove 41 41 39 39 35 17 49 DK/NA 3 4 4 4 3 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 27% 22% 37% 20% 23% 30% 24% 41% Disapprove 60 69 48 68 66 54 64 41 DK/NA 13 10 15 12 10 16 12 18 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 22% 30% 29% 20% 25% 38% 22% 25% Disapprove 65 57 55 71 63 49 65 61 DK/NA 13 13 16 9 12 13 13 14 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Approve 23% 32% 26% 14% 34% 22% Disapprove 66 54 60 79 54 64 DK/NA 11 14 14 7 12 14 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? APPROVE....... High Low Jun 05 Apr 17 Mar 19 Jan 30 Dec 12 Dec 12 Sep 01 2013 2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2010 Approve 27 30 30 32 35 35 15 Disapprove 60 57 55 50 46 46 75 DK/NA 13 12 15 18 18 18 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 42% 48% 48% 36% 39% 45% 43% 51% Disapprove 40 35 33 47 44 36 38 33 DK/NA 18 17 19 17 17 19 20 16 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 38% 45% 46% 37% 41% 46% 39% 43% Disapprove 41 38 34 53 40 35 44 39 DK/NA 21 17 20 10 19 19 17 18 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Approve 42% 41% 45% 42% 52% 37% Disapprove 42 38 38 43 33 47 DK/NA 16 21 17 15 14 16 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state assembly member is handling their job? APPROVE....... High Low Jun 05 Feb 15 Dec 20 Oct 26 Sep 20 Dec 20 Feb 23 2013 2012 2011 2011 2011 2005 2011 Approve 42 46 43 39 41 55 35 Disapprove 40 38 39 43 39 22 42 DK/NA 18 16 18 18 20 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 54% 47% 65% 50% 49% 58% 51% 74% Disapprove 31 38 20 38 37 26 33 12 DK/NA 15 15 15 12 14 15 15 13 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 49% 57% 60% 52% 52% 53% 50% 57% Disapprove 34 30 27 39 31 27 37 29 DK/NA 17 13 14 9 17 20 12 14 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Approve 51% 57% 55% 46% 62% 51% Disapprove 36 25 35 41 23 38 DK/NA 13 19 11 13 15 12 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way your state senator is handling their job? (* Low also 49% Feb 2011, Apr 2011, Aug 2011) APPROVE....... High Low Jun 05 Feb 15 Dec 20 Oct 26 Sep 20 Dec 20 Oct 26 2013 2012 2011 2011 2011 2005 2011* Approve 54 54 54 49 50 63 49 Disapprove 31 33 33 37 35 22 37 DK/NA 15 13 14 15 15 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 21% 14% 32% 15% 19% 23% 17% 31% Disapprove 52 57 40 60 59 45 56 44 DK/NA 27 29 28 25 21 32 27 25 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 16% 25% 24% 18% 15% 31% 20% 18% Disapprove 57 49 47 60 57 29 57 58 DK/NA 27 27 28 21 28 39 23 24 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Approve 19% 27% 17% 11% 32% 16% Disapprove 55 47 52 57 46 58 DK/NA 26 25 31 32 22 26 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Sheldon Silver is handling his job as State Assembly Speaker? APPROVE....... High Low Jun 05 Apr 17 Feb 15 Dec 20 Oct 26 Dec 24 Jun 05 2013 2013 2012 2011 2011 2008 2013 Approve 21 23 29 25 27 38 21 Disapprove 52 44 45 44 45 34 52 DK/NA 27 33 26 31 28 38 27 9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dean Skelos is handling his job as State Senate Co-Leader? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 22% 22% 24% 21% 23% 20% 20% 21% Disapprove 32 34 26 36 38 25 31 34 DK/NA 47 44 50 44 39 54 49 46 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 19% 24% 20% 20% 25% 25% 24% 18% Disapprove 33 31 29 43 28 26 33 32 DK/NA 49 46 51 38 46 48 43 50 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Approve 18% 22% 28% 16% 22% 19% Disapprove 32 32 30 38 27 31 DK/NA 50 46 42 46 50 49 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dean Skelos is handling his job as State Senate Co-Leader? (*Senate Majority Leader) APPROVE....... High Low Jun 05 Apr 17 Feb 15 Dec 20 Oct 26 Feb 15 Oct 26 2013 2013 2012* 2011* 2011* 2012 2011 Approve 22 22 26 24 21 26 21 Disapprove 32 28 34 34 36 34 36 DK/NA 47 50 41 42 42 41 42 10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jeff Klein is handling his job as State Senate Co-Leader? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 20% 14% 28% 15% 21% 19% 16% 34% Disapprove 23 29 16 28 31 15 23 22 DK/NA 58 57 56 57 48 66 61 44 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 14% 23% 23% 18% 15% 27% 23% 15% Disapprove 25 21 19 32 23 25 24 20 DK/NA 61 56 59 50 62 49 53 64 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Approve 18% 26% 13% 14% 23% 19% Disapprove 21 23 26 33 15 19 DK/NA 61 52 61 53 62 62 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jeff Klein is handling his job as State Senate Co-Leader? Jun 05 Apr 17 2013 2013 Approve 20 19 Disapprove 23 22 DK/NA 58 58 11. Do you feel that Andrew Cuomo 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 58% 40% 73% 56% 54% 61% 54% 70% No/Does not 31 51 16 32 36 27 34 19 DK/NA 11 9 11 12 10 12 12 11 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes/Deserves 59% 57% 63% 50% 65% 57% 54% 62% No/Does not 28 33 27 42 24 27 37 28 DK/NA 13 10 10 8 11 16 9 10 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Yes/Deserves 46% 67% 64% 29% 71% 46% No/Does not 42 22 26 64 18 42 DK/NA 12 11 10 7 11 12 12. 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 5% 1% 7% 4% 6% 4% 3% 6% Smwht satisfied 45 29 61 41 39 50 45 57 Smwht dissatisfied 26 32 22 28 28 24 27 21 Very dissatisfied 23 38 8 27 26 21 24 12 DK/NA 1 - 2 - 2 - - 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Very satisfied 5% 5% 5% 2% 5% 5% 4% 6% Smwht satisfied 54 39 46 44 49 52 38 47 Smwht dissatisfied 23 28 24 27 28 29 29 23 Very dissatisfied 18 26 24 27 19 13 28 24 DK/NA - 2 1 - - 1 1 1 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Very satisfied 3% 6% 5% - 10% 1% Smwht satisfied 40 51 44 24 60 39 Smwht dissatisfied 27 24 29 25 20 34 Very dissatisfied 30 16 21 50 9 26 DK/NA - 2 - - 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 Jun 05 Apr 17 Mar 19 Jan 31 Dec 12 Feb 25 Jun 23 2013 2013 2013 2013 2102 1998 2010 Very satisfied 5 5 4 7 5 13 1 Smwht satisfied 45 40 42 43 50 60 18 Smwht dissatisfied 26 28 29 24 29 20 33 Very dissatisfied 23 26 23 25 15 7 47 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13. Which comes closer to your view about your state Senator, there are a lot of problems in Albany but your state Senator has done a good job and deserves to be reelected or almost everyone in the State Senate should be thrown out including your state Senator? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Deserves reelection 40% 37% 52% 29% 37% 43% 39% 57% Shld be thrown out 47 54 33 58 51 42 49 35 DK/NA 13 9 15 14 12 14 13 8 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Deserves reelection 44% 38% 46% 34% 39% 44% 34% 42% Shld be thrown out 45 48 44 56 46 39 54 46 DK/NA 11 14 11 10 15 17 12 12 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Deserves reelection 35% 45% 43% 34% 51% 23% Shld be thrown out 54 41 43 55 36 65 DK/NA 12 14 14 11 13 12 TREND: Which comes closer to your view about your State Senator there are a lot of problems in Albany but your State Senator has done a good job and deserves to be reelected or almost everyone in the State Senate should be thrown out including your State Senator? Jun 05 Sep 01 Jul 28 Jun 23 Apr 14 Dec 16 Aug 18 2013 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 Deserves reelection 40 31 35 36 39 41 40 Shld be thrown out 47 55 53 51 50 46 49 DK/NA 13 14 13 13 11 13 11 14. Which comes closer to your view about your state assembly member, there are a lot of problems in Albany but your state assembly member has done a good job and deserves to be reelected or almost everyone in the State Assembly should be thrown out including your state assembly member? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Deserves reelection 38% 39% 47% 27% 37% 39% 36% 44% Shld be thrown out 45 50 33 55 48 42 48 34 DK/NA 17 11 20 18 15 19 16 22 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Deserves reelection 37% 39% 43% 32% 38% 42% 32% 40% Shld be thrown out 47 44 43 53 43 38 50 44 DK/NA 16 18 14 15 19 20 18 15 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Deserves reelection 35% 40% 40% 36% 50% 23% Shld be thrown out 50 41 42 55 34 57 DK/NA 15 19 18 9 16 19 TREND: Which comes closer to your view about your State Assembly member there are a lot of problems in Albany but your State Assembly member has done a good job and deserves to be reelected or almost everyone in the State Assembly should be thrown out including your State Assembly member? Jun 05 Sep 01 Jul 28 Jun 23 Apr 14 2013 2010 2010 2010 2010 Deserves reelection 38 33 33 34 35 Shld be thrown out 45 53 49 50 48 DK/NA 17 14 17 16 17 26. Do you support or oppose public financing of campaigns for governor, other statewide offices and the state legislature? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Support 37% 24% 49% 33% 39% 36% 37% 43% Oppose 53 68 40 60 53 54 54 49 DK/NA 9 8 11 7 8 11 10 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Support 47% 31% 36% 37% 44% 38% 35% 39% Oppose 44 59 53 55 50 49 58 51 DK/NA 9 10 11 8 6 13 7 9 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Support 29% 48% 34% 17% 46% 25% Oppose 62 43 55 74 44 68 DK/NA 9 9 11 9 10 6 TREND: Do you support or oppose public financing of campaigns for governor, other statewide offices and the state legislature? Jun 05 Apr 17 Dec 12 Sep 12 Jun 02 Apr 14 Jan 27 2013 2013 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 Support 37 37 39 41 45 41 40 Oppose 53 53 51 48 49 52 51 DK/NA 9 10 9 11 5 7 9 27. How much of a problem, if at all, is government corruption in New York State today; is it a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, a not too serious problem, or not a problem at all? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Very serious 51% 52% 45% 55% 54% 49% 50% 51% Smwht serious 35 36 37 35 31 39 37 33 Not too serious 8 7 11 5 9 7 9 9 Not a problem at all 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 DK/NA 5 5 6 3 4 5 4 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Very serious 50% 52% 51% 57% 49% 37% 60% 52% Smwht serious 38 34 34 34 41 42 31 35 Not too serious 8 8 8 6 7 14 6 6 Not a problem at all 1 1 1 - 1 2 - 1 DK/NA 4 5 5 3 2 5 3 6 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Very serious 47% 56% 52% 48% 42% 45% Smwht serious 37 31 40 38 36 42 Not too serious 10 7 5 7 16 7 Not a problem at all 1 2 - - 2 - DK/NA 6 4 3 6 5 5 TREND: How much of a problem, if at all, is government corruption in New York State today; is it a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, a not too serious problem, or not a problem at all? Jun 05 Apr 17 Dec 12 Sep 12 Oct 2 Nov 6 2013 2013 2012 2012 2007 2003 Very serious 51 48 31 36 30 28 Smwht serious 35 39 42 43 47 44 Not too serious 8 8 18 14 16 19 Not a problem at all 1 2 2 2 2 3 DK/NA 5 3 6 5 5 5 28. Compared to other states, do you think there is more government corruption than in other states, less government corruption or about as much government corruption? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk More 24% 26% 19% 26% 30% 19% 26% 13% Less 9 9 13 6 8 10 7 15 About as much 60 61 59 62 55 64 60 65 DK/NA 7 4 9 5 6 7 6 8 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ More 26% 23% 21% 27% 25% 30% 27% 20% Less 10 9 9 8 12 8 9 10 About as much 58 61 62 60 60 58 56 63 DK/NA 6 7 8 5 3 4 8 8 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind More 26% 22% 25% 26% 21% 25% Less 6 12 10 4 9 5 About as much 62 56 61 65 61 67 DK/NA 6 10 4 5 9 4 TREND: Compared to other states, do you think there is more government corruption than in other states, less government corruption or about as much government corruption? Jun 05 Apr 17 Oct 02 2013 2013 2007 More 24 24 17 Less 9 10 13 About as much 60 58 60 DK/NA 7 8 9 29. Who do you think should have the primary responsibility for cleaning up legislative corruption in New York State, the governor or legislative leaders? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk The governor 49% 49% 53% 47% 49% 49% 50% 53% Legislative leaders 33 33 30 36 34 33 33 34 DK/NA 18 18 17 16 17 19 17 13 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ The governor 49% 49% 54% 49% 56% 47% 46% 52% Legislative leaders 32 34 31 36 28 35 35 31 DK/NA 19 17 15 16 17 18 19 17 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind The governor 43% 53% 53% 40% 54% 40% Legislative leaders 39 31 27 42 31 46 DK/NA 18 16 20 18 15 14 TREND: Who do you think should have the primary responsibility for cleaning up legislative corruption in New York State, the governor or legislative leaders? Jun 05 Apr 17 Dec 12 Sep 12 2013 2013 2012 2012 The governor 49 47 48 54 Legislative leaders 33 34 36 32 DK/NA 18 19 16 14 30. How would you rate the job - Governor Cuomo is doing cleaning up legislative corruption; excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Excellent 4% 2% 8% 2% 4% 4% 2% 9% Good 34 26 44 31 31 38 33 46 Not so good 32 41 25 36 32 32 35 22 Poor 18 23 9 21 24 13 18 13 DK/NA 11 8 14 10 9 13 12 10 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Excellent 3% 4% 6% 4% 1% - 5% 5% Good 30 37 36 32 34 40 27 37 Not so good 37 30 31 31 39 32 32 32 Poor 15 20 16 26 16 12 25 17 DK/NA 15 9 11 7 11 16 10 9 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Excellent 2% 6% 3% - 4% 2% Good 33 37 33 22 51 30 Not so good 34 26 39 41 29 35 Poor 22 17 15 30 6 23 DK/NA 10 14 10 7 10 10 TREND: How would you rate the job Governor Cuomo is doing cleaning up legislative corruption; excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Jun 05 Apr 17 Dec 12 Sep 12 2013 2013 2012 2012 Excellent 4 3 4 6 Good 34 34 44 50 Not so good 32 35 26 22 Poor 18 17 7 7 DK/NA 11 11 19 15 31. How would you rate the job - legislative leaders are doing cleaning up legislative corruption; excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Excellent 1% - 3% - 1% 1% - 3% Good 14 9 22 11 13 16 14 18 Not so good 43 49 43 41 40 45 42 42 Poor 32 33 21 40 39 26 33 30 DK/NA 9 9 11 8 6 12 11 6 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Excellent 1% 1% 1% 1% - - 2% 1% Good 9 18 18 12 10 23 11 12 Not so good 38 46 45 44 45 43 40 45 Poor 41 27 26 37 37 21 38 33 DK/NA 12 8 9 6 8 13 9 8 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Excellent - 2% 1% - - - Good 15 15 11 9 25 13 Not so good 42 41 49 50 43 39 Poor 34 31 31 31 23 39 DK/NA 9 10 9 9 9 9 TREND: How would you rate the job legislative leaders are doing cleaning up legislative corruption; excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Jun 05 Apr 17 Dec 12 Sep 12 2013 2013 2012 2012 Excellent 1 - 1 2 Good 14 16 19 22 Not so good 43 45 43 42 Poor 32 30 21 21 DK/NA 9 9 16 14 32. Which comes closer to your point of view, public financing of political campaigns will reduce corruption because it will reduce the influence of big money donors or public financing of political campaigns will increase corruption because candidates will create fake contributions to get matching public funds for their campaigns? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Reduce 42% 31% 49% 41% 44% 41% 43% 41% Increase 39 55 29 41 38 39 41 39 DK/NA 19 13 22 18 18 20 16 20 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Reduce 50% 38% 40% 44% 51% 37% 42% 45% Increase 35 41 37 40 39 45 42 34 DK/NA 15 21 23 16 10 18 16 21 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Reduce 38% 47% 41% 26% 50% 40% Increase 43 32 44 57 32 41 DK/NA 19 21 15 17 18 19 33. Some people have said that New York State government is dysfunctional. Do you agree or disagree? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Agree 67% 77% 53% 75% 71% 63% 69% 65% Disagree 29 21 41 23 27 32 28 32 DK/NA 4 2 6 2 2 5 3 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Agree 67% 67% 62% 71% 71% 69% 75% 60% Disagree 30 29 33 26 26 29 23 35 DK/NA 3 4 5 3 3 2 2 5 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Agree 75% 59% 64% 82% 60% 79% Disagree 22 37 30 16 36 19 DK/NA 2 4 6 2 4 2 TREND: Some people have said that New York state government is dysfunctional. Do you agree or disagree? AGREE......... High Low Jun 05 Apr 14 Jul 28 Jun 23 Dec 16 Jun 23 Jun 05 2013 2011 2010 2010 2009 2010 2013 Agree 67 72 75 83 76 83 67 Disagree 29 23 20 14 19 14 29 DK/NA 4 5 4 3 5 3 4 34. (If agree government dysfunctional q33) Who do you think is most to blame: Governor Cuomo, the Republicans in the state legislature, or the Democrats in the state legislature? (* Subgroup size less than 75, additional caution should be taken when interpreting findings of this group because of the large margin of error) AGREE GOVERNMENT DYSFUNCTIONAL Q33 ................. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk* Cuomo 12% 19% 7% 10% 13% 11% 14% 9% Reps/State leg 27 3 56 21 24 31 22 35 Dems/State leg 33 62 13 33 39 26 37 16 DK/NA 28 16 24 36 25 31 27 40 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34* 35-54 55+ Cuomo 9% 14% 7% 16% 13% 8% 14% 12% Reps/State leg 30 26 32 27 23 35 28 24 Dems/State leg 31 34 35 33 32 33 29 36 DK/NA 30 27 25 24 31 25 30 27 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Cuomo 15% 6% 14% 20% 8% 16% Reps/State leg 20 39 26 4 54 15 Dems/State leg 38 25 33 64 15 35 DK/NA 27 30 27 11 22 34 TREND: (If agree government dysfunctional) Who do you think is most to blame: Governor Cuomo, the Republicans in the state legislature, the Democrats in the state legislature? Jun 05 Apr 14 2013 2011 Cuomo 12 6 Reps/State leg 27 32 Dems/State leg 33 29 DK/NA 28 33 35. As you may have heard or read, Assemblyman Vito Lopez recently resigned after it was reported that he allegedly sexually harassed his young female staffers for years. How much have you heard or read about this; a lot, a little, or nothing at all? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk A lot 25% 22% 25% 25% 29% 20% 23% 28% A little 49 52 51 48 44 54 52 40 Nothing at all 26 26 24 27 27 24 24 32 DK/NA - 1 - - - 1 1 - COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ A lot 28% 22% 21% 31% 27% 4% 29% 32% A little 49 50 49 46 55 47 51 49 Nothing at all 23 28 30 23 18 49 20 18 DK/NA - - - - - - - 1 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind A lot 19% 30% 26% 17% 20% 19% A little 51 46 52 54 49 52 Nothing at all 30 24 22 28 29 29 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 1 - 36. Do you think the Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver should step down as speaker because of the way the Lopez issue was handled, or should he remain in his job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Step down 51% 57% 45% 53% 54% 48% 52% 44% Remain in job 22 14 28 21 23 21 21 29 DK/NA 27 28 27 26 24 30 28 27 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Step down 48% 53% 47% 56% 58% 32% 56% 57% Remain in job 21 23 27 18 18 28 21 20 DK/NA 31 25 26 26 24 40 23 23 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... HrdQ35 Kids UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Lopez <18 Step down 49% 50% 56% 57% 41% 46% 63% 49% Remain in job 18 26 21 11 24 22 22 22 DK/NA 33 24 23 31 35 33 15 29 37. Would you want your daughter to be an intern for a NY state senator or assembly member or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 35% 21% 47% 31% 33% 37% 35% 45% No 58 75 47 59 59 56 59 46 DK/NA 7 4 7 10 8 7 6 9 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 38% 33% 34% 35% 35% 44% 34% 32% No 52 61 58 61 58 48 61 61 DK/NA 9 6 8 5 8 8 6 7 AREA............. UPSTATE NY....... HrdQ35 Kids UpStat NYC Sub Rep Dem Ind Lopez <18 Yes 34% 39% 30% 19% 48% 34% 33% 28% No 60 51 64 76 47 59 61 68 DK/NA 6 10 6 5 5 6 6 4 Demographic Summary
