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Yorkers say. She beats all the Republican wannabes, Carroll said.
Hey, were a Democratic state. Our Democratic governor leads the GOP pack, too.
Approval of President Obama, Other Officials
New York State voters approve 51 45 percent of the job President Barack Obama is
doing. Men are divided 48 48 percent, while women approve 54 41 percent.
Voters approve 62 24 percent of the job U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is doing and give
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand a 58 18 percent approval rating.
Voters approve 47 20 percent of the job State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is
doing and give State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli a 39 16 percent score.
From December 17 21, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,293 New York State voters
with a margin of error of +/- 2.7 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, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research.
For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, call (203) 582-5201, or
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1. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were
Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Jeb Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Clinton
Bush
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
60%
29
2
3
6
17%
76
1
2
4
89%
4
1
1
6
55%
29
2
7
6
54%
35
2
3
5
65%
23
1
4
7
70%
20
2
8
65%
26
2
3
5
60%
30
1
5
4
49%
36
2
4
10
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Clinton
Bush
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
49%
38
2
4
7
72%
18
1
3
6
60%
29
2
3
5
TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were
Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Jeb Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Clinton
Bush
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
Dec 23
2014
Aug 21
2014
60
29
2
3
6
60
29
3
4
5
2. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were
Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Rand Paul the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Clinton
Paul
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
61%
26
2
3
8
21%
67
1
4
7
89%
3
1
7
54%
27
3
6
10
56%
32
2
3
7
65%
21
1
3
9
71%
21
1
1
6
64%
24
1
1
10
61%
28
2
3
5
53%
29
2
6
11
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Clinton
Paul
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
51%
35
2
4
9
72%
15
1
3
9
61%
28
2
2
7
TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were
Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Rand Paul the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Clinton
Paul
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
Dec 23
2014
Aug 21
2014
61
26
2
3
8
61
30
1
3
4
3. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were
Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Clinton
Christie
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
57%
31
2
3
6
15%
76
1
1
6
87%
6
1
5
49%
34
3
6
6
51%
37
3
3
6
63%
27
1
3
6
66%
26
2
6
60%
30
2
1
6
57%
33
2
3
5
51%
33
3
5
9
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Clinton
Christie
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
47%
37
3
4
9
69%
23
2
1
5
55%
36
1
2
4
TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were
Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Clinton
Christie
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
Dec 23
2014
Aug 21
2014
Feb 13
2014
Mar 19
2013
57
31
2
3
6
54
34
2
3
7
58
31
2
3
5
59
32
1
2
6
4. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were
Andrew Cuomo the Democrat and Jeb Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Cuomo
Bush
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
51%
31
3
6
9
15%
74
1
2
9
77%
7
2
5
9
44%
34
5
9
9
45%
37
4
7
8
56%
26
2
5
11
58%
26
1
3
12
55%
27
4
6
8
51%
32
4
5
8
45%
37
2
7
10
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Cuomo
Bush
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
40%
41
4
6
9
61%
21
2
4
11
55%
30
2
7
6
TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were
Andrew Cuomo the Democrat and Jeb Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Cuomo
Bush
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
Dec 23
2014
Aug 21
2014
51
31
3
6
9
53
30
3
6
7
5. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were
Andrew Cuomo the Democrat and Rand Paul the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Cuomo
Paul
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
56%
28
3
5
8
23%
62
3
3
9
83%
5
2
5
6
45%
31
5
8
11
48%
35
3
6
7
62%
21
3
5
9
61%
28
1
1
9
58%
24
3
5
9
57%
29
3
5
7
50%
29
4
8
9
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Cuomo
Paul
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
44%
34
5
7
10
67%
18
2
4
9
57%
31
2
5
5
TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were
Andrew Cuomo the Democrat and Rand Paul the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Cuomo
Paul
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
Dec 23
2014
Aug 21
2014
56
28
3
5
8
55
31
2
6
7
6. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were
Andrew Cuomo the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Cuomo
Christie
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
49%
35
3
5
8
15%
76
2
1
6
76%
10
1
4
9
38%
41
4
8
9
43%
41
4
6
6
54%
30
2
4
10
52%
32
1
2
12
50%
35
3
6
6
50%
35
3
5
7
45%
36
4
6
10
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Cuomo
Christie
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
38%
41
5
6
10
61%
26
2
4
8
47%
39
2
6
6
TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were
Andrew Cuomo the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Cuomo
Christie
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
Dec 23
2014
Aug 21
2014
Feb 13
2014
Mar 19
2013
49
35
3
5
8
47
37
3
5
8
50
34
3
4
9
46
38
4
3
10
7. Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough
about her?
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
64%
30
4
2
23%
70
6
2
91%
6
2
2
58%
32
7
3
56%
36
5
2
70%
24
4
2
77%
13
8
2
66%
29
4
1
62%
32
4
2
56%
35
5
4
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
53%
41
4
2
75%
18
5
3
63%
30
5
2
TREND: Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard
enough about her?
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
Dec 23
2014
Aug 21
2014
Feb 13
2014
Mar 19
2013
Jun 11
2008
FAVORABLE.....
High
Low
Mar 19 Apr 18
2013
2008
64
30
4
2
62
34
3
1
65
30
3
2
71
24
5
-
53
40
4
3
71
24
5
-
48
45
5
2
8. Is your opinion of Rand Paul favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about
him?
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
21%
33
44
2
37%
14
48
1
7%
47
44
3
26%
28
45
1
29%
32
38
2
15%
34
49
2
10%
29
59
1
22%
32
45
1
25%
32
40
3
21%
36
41
2
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
25%
30
43
2
18%
35
45
2
21%
35
44
-
TREND: Is your opinion of Rand Paul favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough
about him?
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
Dec 23
2014
Aug 21
2014
21
33
44
2
31
37
31
1
9. Is your opinion of Chris Christie favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough
about him?
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
41%
41
15
3
64%
14
17
5
26%
57
14
2
45%
36
16
2
44%
41
12
3
38%
42
17
3
36%
37
26
1
41%
46
12
1
44%
42
11
3
40%
37
19
5
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
40%
34
22
3
35%
49
14
2
51%
41
5
3
TREND: Is your opinion of Chris Christie favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard
enough about him?
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
Dec 23
2014
Aug 21
2014
Feb 13
2014
Mar 19
2013
41
41
15
3
46
39
12
2
41
38
18
3
55
17
27
2
10. Is your opinion of Jeb Bush favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about
him?
AGE IN YRS..............
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
23%
39
37
2
52%
10
37
1
8%
57
32
2
23%
34
42
1
29%
37
33
1
18%
40
40
2
9%
28
62
1
20%
47
31
2
26%
40
32
2
30%
35
33
2
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
28%
31
41
1
17%
45
36
2
23%
43
31
3
TREND: Is your opinion of Jeb Bush favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough
about him?
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
Dec 23
2014
Aug 21
2014
23
39
37
2
31
44
24
1
11. Is your opinion of Andrew Cuomo favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough
about him?
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
52%
33
12
3
35%
55
7
3
68%
14
15
3
45%
40
12
3
49%
41
7
3
55%
26
16
3
48%
18
30
4
57%
32
9
2
52%
36
8
4
48%
36
12
4
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
44%
45
8
3
59%
21
16
3
55%
30
12
3
TREND: Is your opinion of Andrew Cuomo favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough
about him? (*High also 63% Apr 2009 and Feb 2009)
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
Dec 23
2014
Aug 20
2014
May 21
2014
Feb 13
2014
Nov 26
2013
FAVORABLE.....
High
Low
Jun 24 Jan 26
2009*
2011
52
33
12
3
55
36
6
3
55
30
11
3
59
28
10
3
55
27
14
3
63
15
20
2
47
11
36
6
10
12. Is your opinion of Bill de Blasio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough
about him?
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
33%
36
29
3
9%
54
36
1
50%
20
27
2
27%
44
27
3
31%
40
27
3
34%
32
32
2
47%
17
35
-
36%
35
27
2
29%
40
27
4
23%
41
34
2
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
15%
27
56
1
53%
33
10
4
28%
54
15
3
TREND: Is your opinion of Bill de Blasio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard
enough about him?
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
Dec 23
2014
Feb 12
2014
33
36
29
3
31
24
44
2
14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charles Schumer is handling his job as
United States Senator?
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
62%
24
15
47%
39
14
77%
9
14
54%
30
16
60%
29
11
63%
19
18
56%
19
26
62%
21
16
66%
26
8
62%
25
13
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
56%
27
16
67%
20
13
64%
23
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
Disapprove
DK/NA
Dec 23
2014
Aug 21
2014
May 21
2014
Feb 13
2014
Nov 26
2013
APPROVE.......
High
Low
Dec 08 Apr 15
2004*
1999
62
24
15
63
26
10
56
26
18
61
24
15
60
30
10
69
16
15
51
22
28
11
15. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kirsten Gillibrand is handling her job as
United States Senator?
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
58%
18
24
47%
28
25
70%
9
22
53%
21
27
55%
25
20
60%
13
27
49%
15
36
65%
16
19
57%
20
23
57%
19
24
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
63%
18
19
54%
17
29
56%
20
25
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kirsten Gillibrand is handling her job as
United States Senator? (*High also 61% Dec 2012)
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
Dec 23
2014
Aug 21
2014
May 21
2014
Feb 13
2014
Nov 26
2013
APPROVE.......
High
Low
Aug 21 Feb 17
2014*
2009
58
18
24
61
20
20
53
18
29
58
19
23
57
24
19
61
20
20
28
10
62
16. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
51%
45
4
13%
85
2
81%
16
3
40%
55
5
48%
48
4
54%
41
4
70%
26
4
52%
45
3
49%
48
3
44%
50
6
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
39%
56
4
68%
29
4
45%
50
4
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as
President?
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
Dec 23
2014
Aug 21
2014
May 21
2014
Feb 13
2014
Nov 26
2013
APPROVE.......
High
Low
Feb 19 Aug 12
2009
2011
51
45
4
49
47
4
50
46
4
52
44
4
47
49
4
72
17
10
45
49
6
12
18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Thomas DiNapoli is handling his job as
State Comptroller?
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
39%
16
45
37%
19
45
43%
9
47
36%
21
44
41%
19
40
38%
13
49
24%
25
51
40%
16
44
47%
14
39
40%
11
49
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
46%
16
38
38%
12
49
29%
21
50
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Thomas DiNapoli is handling his job as
State Comptroller?
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
Dec 23
2014
Aug 20
2014
May 21
2014
Apr 06
2009
Feb 17
2009
APPROVE.......
High
Low
Aug 20 Apr 04
2014
2007
39
16
45
45
19
36
36
12
52
26
19
56
29
17
54
45
19
36
24
13
63
19. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Eric Schneiderman is handling his job as State
Attorney General?
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
47%
20
33
40%
22
37
56%
13
31
40%
25
34
46%
27
28
48%
14
38
46%
21
32
47%
22
32
45%
19
36
49%
18
34
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
48%
19
33
49%
19
31
40%
23
37
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Eric Schneiderman is handling his job as
State Attorney General?
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
Dec 23
2014
Aug 20
2014
May 21
2014
47
20
33
51
22
27
46
18
37
13
22. Who do you think is a more influential Democrat, Governor Andrew Cuomo or New York
City Mayor Bill de Blasio?
Cuomo
de Blasio
DK/NA
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
AGE IN YRS..............
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
74%
16
10
84%
7
9
75%
19
6
72%
15
13
73%
16
11
75%
15
10
56%
32
11
74%
16
10
80%
14
6
78%
8
14
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Cuomo
de Blasio
DK/NA
77%
9
14
67%
25
8
81%
11
9
23. Who do you think most closely represents your political views, Governor Andrew Cuomo,
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, or neither?
AGE IN YRS..............
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
18-29 30-49 50-64 65+
Cuomo
de Blasio
Neither
DK/NA
31%
20
44
5
27%
4
65
3
39%
30
25
6
26%
18
53
3
30%
22
45
2
33%
18
43
6
23%
29
41
7
33%
26
38
3
33%
19
45
3
34%
10
49
7
AREA.............
UpStat NYC
Sub
Cuomo
de Blasio
Neither
DK/NA
27%
11
56
5
32%
31
31
6
38%
18
43
1
14