| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #14636 |
 | 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% | 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 | 59% | 54% | 63% | 46% | 64% | 63% | 68% | 57% | 70% | 60% | 55% | 55% | 66% | 50% | 44% | 63% | 69% | 52% | 63% | 58% | 60% | 56% | 62% | 58% | 59% | 63% | 62% | 60% | 57% | 62% | 59% | 63% | 64% | 53% | 58% |
| Disapprove | 30% | 37% | 23% | 35% | 28% | 28% | 23% | 31% | 24% | 31% | 24% | 32% | 25% | 37% | 44% | 27% | 19% | 39% | 26% | 37% | 30% | 36% | 26% | 30% | 27% | 30% | 29% | 29% | 35% | 27% | 32% | 26% | 23% | 36% | 33% |
| Not Sure | 11% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 12% | 6% | 9% | 21% | 13% | 9% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 10% | 7% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 14% | 12% | 9% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 32% | 29% | 22% | 17% | 64% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 24% | 50% | 23% | 20% | 41% | 22% | 28% | 68% | 19% | 73% | 25% | 73% | 33% | 39% | 28% | 14% | 81% | 24% | 73% | 44% | 56% | 42% | 25% | 33% |