| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #14245 |
 | 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? | Top Issue For Next President | 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 | Economy | Environm | Health C | Iraq | Terroris | Social S | Educatio | Immigrat | NYC | NYC subu | Upstate | |
| Approve | 52% | 47% | 56% | 47% | 52% | 53% | 59% | 54% | 52% | 42% | 54% | 44% | 60% | 50% | 47% | 55% | 58% | 46% | 56% | 54% | 53% | 56% | 52% | 49% | 54% | 56% | 46% | 54% | 49% | 77% | 47% | 61% | 39% | ** | 59% | ** | 52% | 47% | 56% |
| Disapprove | 39% | 46% | 32% | 43% | 39% | 39% | 32% | 37% | 36% | 49% | 42% | 49% | 32% | 39% | 49% | 35% | 36% | 45% | 35% | 44% | 37% | 41% | 38% | 41% | 38% | 36% | 44% | 38% | 42% | 18% | 48% | 28% | 49% | ** | 30% | ** | 39% | 43% | 36% |
| Not Sure | 9% | 6% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 11% | 4% | 10% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 3% | 10% | 3% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 11% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 5% | 11% | 12% | ** | 11% | ** | 10% | 10% | 8% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 32% | 30% | 21% | 17% | 64% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 25% | 44% | 23% | 21% | 35% | 25% | 31% | 65% | 21% | 70% | 22% | 75% | 34% | 35% | 30% | 15% | 79% | 48% | 5% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 44% | 25% | 31% |