| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19027 |
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New York State Approval Ratings as of 02/27/12:
President Barack Obama: Plus 14. Head-to-Head General Election Match-Ups in New York State:
Obama + 28 Over Ron Paul. Gillibrand + 30 Over George Maragos. Cell phones and home phones included in this research: SurveyUSA interviewed 600 adults from the state of New York 02/24/12 through 02/26/12, exclusively for WABC-TV New York City. Of the adults, 518 were registered to vote, and were asked the questions that follow. This research was conducted using blended sample, mixed mode. Respondents reachable on a home telephone (76% of registered voters) were interviewed on a home telephone in the recorded voice of a professional announcer. Respondents unreachable on a home telephone (24% of registered voters) were shown a questionnaire on their smartphone, tablet, laptop or other electronic device. |
| 1 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President? |
| 518 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | NYC | NYC Subu | Upstate | WNY | |
| Approve | 54% | 51% | 57% | 62% | 42% | 59% | 52% | 52% | 56% | 41% | 87% | 71% | 58% | 56% | 53% | 27% | 70% | 50% | ** | 55% | 36% | 51% | 83% | 58% | 48% | 57% | 60% | 59% | 44% | 65% | 49% | 42% | 40% |
| Disapprove | 40% | 44% | 38% | 31% | 50% | 38% | 47% | 39% | 42% | 53% | 13% | 20% | 34% | 30% | 44% | 72% | 21% | 46% | ** | 39% | 61% | 40% | 15% | 39% | 44% | 37% | 31% | 37% | 51% | 28% | 47% | 56% | 50% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 8% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 9% | 8% | 13% | 3% | 1% | 9% | 4% | ** | 6% | 3% | 10% | 1% | 2% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 10% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 25% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 61% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 24% | 76% | 25% | 49% | 23% | 5% | 90% | 26% | 38% | 20% | 22% | 30% | 48% | 31% | 32% | 37% | 45% | 26% | 18% | 12% |
| 2 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Andrew Cuomo is doing as Governor? |
| 518 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | NYC | NYC Subu | Upstate | WNY | |
| Approve | 67% | 68% | 66% | 53% | 65% | 72% | 83% | 58% | 76% | 69% | 61% | 67% | 60% | 52% | 72% | 72% | 66% | 62% | ** | 67% | 65% | 66% | 63% | 73% | 63% | 66% | 62% | 65% | 69% | 67% | 69% | 65% | 65% |
| Disapprove | 20% | 20% | 21% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 12% | 23% | 17% | 21% | 22% | 15% | 23% | 24% | 19% | 18% | 20% | 24% | ** | 19% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 15% | 21% | 23% | 20% | 23% | 21% | 20% | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| Not Sure | 13% | 12% | 13% | 22% | 13% | 7% | 4% | 18% | 6% | 10% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 24% | 9% | 10% | 13% | 15% | ** | 14% | 14% | 12% | 17% | 12% | 16% | 11% | 18% | 13% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 11% | 11% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 25% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 61% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 24% | 76% | 25% | 49% | 23% | 5% | 90% | 26% | 38% | 20% | 22% | 30% | 48% | 31% | 32% | 37% | 45% | 26% | 18% | 12% |
| 3 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Charles Schumer is doing as United States Senator? |
| 518 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | NYC | NYC Subu | Upstate | WNY | |
| Approve | 58% | 56% | 59% | 47% | 55% | 69% | 61% | 51% | 66% | 56% | 69% | 52% | 62% | 47% | 61% | 45% | 69% | 48% | ** | 59% | 47% | 57% | 73% | 63% | 50% | 59% | 58% | 59% | 54% | 59% | 60% | 51% | 60% |
| Disapprove | 28% | 36% | 21% | 25% | 30% | 25% | 34% | 28% | 29% | 30% | 18% | 31% | 22% | 24% | 29% | 40% | 19% | 35% | ** | 26% | 41% | 27% | 12% | 27% | 29% | 28% | 26% | 27% | 33% | 24% | 29% | 34% | 33% |
| Not Sure | 14% | 7% | 20% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 4% | 22% | 5% | 13% | 13% | 17% | 16% | 29% | 9% | 15% | 12% | 17% | ** | 15% | 11% | 15% | 16% | 9% | 21% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 17% | 11% | 16% | 7% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 25% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 61% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 24% | 76% | 25% | 49% | 23% | 5% | 90% | 26% | 38% | 20% | 22% | 30% | 48% | 31% | 32% | 37% | 45% | 26% | 18% | 12% |
| 4 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Kirsten Gillibrand is doing as United States Senator? |
| 518 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | NYC | NYC Subu | Upstate | WNY | |
| Approve | 41% | 38% | 44% | 31% | 41% | 43% | 56% | 35% | 48% | 45% | 34% | 35% | 39% | 28% | 45% | 41% | 45% | 35% | ** | 42% | 33% | 41% | 57% | 36% | 44% | 42% | 40% | 47% | 40% | 35% | 50% | 45% | 42% |
| Disapprove | 32% | 42% | 23% | 29% | 28% | 37% | 33% | 29% | 36% | 33% | 37% | 25% | 28% | 25% | 34% | 39% | 28% | 31% | ** | 31% | 47% | 29% | 20% | 37% | 27% | 33% | 34% | 27% | 34% | 35% | 21% | 35% | 40% |
| Not Sure | 27% | 20% | 33% | 40% | 31% | 20% | 10% | 36% | 16% | 22% | 28% | 40% | 33% | 47% | 20% | 20% | 27% | 34% | ** | 27% | 20% | 30% | 24% | 27% | 28% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 30% | 29% | 20% | 19% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 25% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 61% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 24% | 76% | 25% | 49% | 23% | 5% | 90% | 26% | 38% | 20% | 22% | 30% | 48% | 31% | 32% | 37% | 45% | 26% | 18% | 12% |
| 5 | In a general election for President today, if the only two candidates on the ballot were Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, who would you vote for? |
| 518 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | NYC | NYC Subu | Upstate | WNY | |
| Barack Obama (D) | 60% | 56% | 62% | 67% | 49% | 64% | 56% | 59% | 61% | 49% | 88% | 77% | 61% | 63% | 58% | 29% | 78% | 56% | ** | 62% | 40% | 59% | 87% | 59% | 58% | 61% | 65% | 63% | 51% | 70% | 53% | 51% | 45% |
| Mitt Romney (R) | 30% | 31% | 29% | 23% | 34% | 29% | 37% | 28% | 32% | 43% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 20% | 33% | 62% | 14% | 28% | ** | 29% | 52% | 27% | 8% | 34% | 29% | 28% | 22% | 29% | 38% | 18% | 38% | 41% | 42% |
| Undecided | 10% | 12% | 9% | 10% | 17% | 7% | 7% | 13% | 7% | 9% | 3% | 13% | 27% | 17% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 16% | ** | 10% | 9% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 12% | 10% | 14% | 7% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 13% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 25% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 61% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 24% | 76% | 25% | 49% | 23% | 5% | 90% | 26% | 38% | 20% | 22% | 30% | 48% | 31% | 32% | 37% | 45% | 26% | 18% | 12% |
| 6 | In a general election for President today, if the only two candidates on the ballot were Barack Obama and Rick Santorum, who would you vote for? |
| 518 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | NYC | NYC Subu | Upstate | WNY | |
| Barack Obama (D) | 60% | 58% | 63% | 70% | 52% | 62% | 54% | 61% | 59% | 49% | 87% | 77% | 63% | 67% | 58% | 30% | 79% | 54% | ** | 63% | 39% | 63% | 86% | 59% | 59% | 63% | 65% | 62% | 54% | 72% | 57% | 48% | 43% |
| Rick Santorum (R) | 29% | 30% | 29% | 21% | 32% | 31% | 37% | 26% | 33% | 42% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 18% | 33% | 58% | 12% | 32% | ** | 28% | 53% | 26% | 8% | 30% | 32% | 26% | 23% | 29% | 35% | 16% | 36% | 43% | 43% |
| Undecided | 10% | 13% | 8% | 9% | 16% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 14% | 28% | 14% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 14% | ** | 10% | 9% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 9% | 14% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 25% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 61% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 24% | 76% | 25% | 49% | 23% | 5% | 90% | 26% | 38% | 20% | 22% | 30% | 48% | 31% | 32% | 37% | 45% | 26% | 18% | 12% |
| 7 | What if it were Barack Obama and Ron Paul? |
| 518 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | NYC | NYC Subu | Upstate | WNY | |
| Barack Obama (D) | 58% | 57% | 59% | 61% | 52% | 63% | 51% | 57% | 59% | 49% | 80% | 68% | 60% | 54% | 59% | 25% | 77% | 53% | ** | 60% | 41% | 57% | 83% | 55% | 52% | 63% | 59% | 59% | 54% | 68% | 56% | 43% | 47% |
| Ron Paul (R) | 30% | 30% | 29% | 29% | 31% | 25% | 36% | 30% | 29% | 38% | 16% | 20% | 13% | 29% | 30% | 65% | 12% | 31% | ** | 28% | 46% | 28% | 14% | 35% | 33% | 25% | 25% | 32% | 33% | 19% | 32% | 46% | 43% |
| Undecided | 12% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 16% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 3% | 11% | 27% | 17% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 16% | ** | 12% | 13% | 15% | 3% | 10% | 15% | 12% | 16% | 9% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 25% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 61% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 24% | 76% | 25% | 49% | 23% | 5% | 90% | 26% | 38% | 20% | 22% | 30% | 48% | 31% | 32% | 37% | 45% | 26% | 18% | 12% |
| 8 | What if it were Barack Obama and Newt Gingrich? |
| 518 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | NYC | NYC Subu | Upstate | WNY | |
| Barack Obama (D) | 64% | 64% | 65% | 68% | 58% | 70% | 59% | 63% | 66% | 55% | 87% | 79% | 65% | 69% | 63% | 33% | 82% | 63% | ** | 67% | 42% | 67% | 89% | 64% | 57% | 69% | 72% | 67% | 55% | 74% | 59% | 58% | 51% |
| Newt Gingrich (R) | 25% | 27% | 24% | 18% | 32% | 21% | 35% | 24% | 26% | 35% | 8% | 13% | 11% | 15% | 28% | 58% | 11% | 21% | ** | 23% | 47% | 23% | 5% | 28% | 29% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 31% | 15% | 34% | 31% | 36% |
| Undecided | 10% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 6% | 13% | 8% | 10% | 5% | 8% | 24% | 16% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 16% | ** | 10% | 11% | 10% | 6% | 8% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 10% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 11% | 14% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 25% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 61% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 24% | 76% | 25% | 49% | 23% | 5% | 90% | 26% | 38% | 20% | 22% | 30% | 48% | 31% | 32% | 37% | 45% | 26% | 18% | 12% |
| 9 | In a general election for United States Senator from New York today, if the only two candidates on the ballot were Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand and Republican George Maragos, who would you vote for? |
| 518 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | NYC | NYC Subu | Upstate | WNY | |
| Kirsten Gillibrand (D) | 53% | 50% | 56% | 44% | 50% | 63% | 55% | 47% | 60% | 51% | 62% | 62% | 36% | 46% | 55% | 33% | 65% | 51% | ** | 56% | 40% | 54% | 74% | 55% | 54% | 52% | 50% | 59% | 51% | 52% | 58% | 50% | 50% |
| George Maragos (R) | 23% | 31% | 15% | 25% | 22% | 20% | 24% | 23% | 22% | 27% | 16% | 16% | 11% | 19% | 24% | 43% | 13% | 19% | ** | 20% | 38% | 21% | 9% | 23% | 19% | 24% | 25% | 19% | 25% | 20% | 20% | 27% | 32% |
| Undecided | 25% | 19% | 29% | 31% | 28% | 17% | 20% | 30% | 18% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 53% | 35% | 21% | 23% | 22% | 30% | ** | 24% | 21% | 24% | 17% | 22% | 27% | 24% | 24% | 22% | 25% | 29% | 22% | 22% | 18% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 25% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 61% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 24% | 76% | 25% | 49% | 23% | 5% | 90% | 26% | 38% | 20% | 22% | 30% | 48% | 31% | 32% | 37% | 45% | 26% | 18% | 12% |