| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #15016 |
 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job David Paterson is doing as Governor? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Abortion | Does US Need a D | Gun Ownership | Attend Religious Service | Evangelical? | Own a Gun? | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Need | Not Need | Yes | No | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | Yes | No | Yes | No | < $50K | > $50K | NYC | NYC subu | Upstate | |
| Approve | 43% | 41% | 45% | 33% | 43% | 51% | 52% | 42% | 54% | 39% | 44% | 34% | 51% | 37% | 35% | 45% | 52% | 36% | 47% | 48% | 41% | 32% | 46% | 45% | 44% | 39% | 44% | 43% | 32% | 46% | 42% | 44% | 45% | 45% | 39% |
| Disapprove | 51% | 55% | 47% | 62% | 50% | 42% | 44% | 52% | 41% | 54% | 52% | 60% | 44% | 58% | 62% | 50% | 43% | 59% | 49% | 48% | 54% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 52% | 55% | 53% | 52% | 62% | 50% | 54% | 51% | 48% | 48% | 57% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 4% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 32% | 29% | 23% | 17% | 64% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 20% | 52% | 23% | 22% | 41% | 22% | 33% | 64% | 19% | 73% | 17% | 82% | 35% | 36% | 29% | 14% | 78% | 16% | 83% | 49% | 51% | 41% | 27% | 32% |