Bloomberg Bounces Back To Break-Even Approval, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Mayor's Vacations Are Nobody's Business, Voters Say

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Feb 4, 2004 44 45 11 Nov 25, 2003 37 51 13 Oct 22, 2003 42 47 12 Sep 9, 2003 38 52 11 Jul 2, 2003 31 60 8 May 7, 2003 32 56 12 Feb 26, 2003 48 41 11 Nov 21, 2002 41 46 13 Jul 18, 2002 57 23 19 Mar 27, 2002 62 16 22 Feb 6, 2002 65 6 29
TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? 

                  Very  Smwht Smwht Very
                  sat   sat   dis   dis   DK/NA

Feb 4, 2004        8    47    27    18     1
Nov 25, 2003       5    40    30    24     1 
Oct 22, 2003       8    43    31    18     1
Sep 9, 2003        5    37    32    25     2
Jul 2, 2003        7    23    32    38     1 
May 7, 2003        3    30    34    31     2
Feb 28, 2003       6    43    32    17     2
Nov 21, 2002       5    39    34    20     2
Jul 18, 2002       9    55    24     9     3
Mar 28, 2002      15    56    19     7     2
Aug 2, 2000       20    46    22    11     1
Jun 15, 2000      20    46    22    10     2
Apr 19, 2000      18    45    20    17     1
Apr 8, 1999       16    47    25    12     1
Feb 17, 1999      17    46    22    14     1
Nov 18, 1998      23    51    17     8     1
Feb 11, 1998      18    58    18     5     1
Oct 29, 1997      12    58    19    10     1
Oct 1, 1997       15    53    22     9     1
Mar 27, 1997      11    54    22    12     1
Feb 11, 1997      11    54    24    11     1
Nov 19, 1996       8    53    25    13     1
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Approve             44%   48%   44%   44%   53%   35%   34%   47%   42%   37%
Disapprove          45    42    46    44    38    54    53    44    46    52
DK/NA               11    10    10    12     9    11    13     9    12    11
2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Approve             31%   77%   16%   34%   40%   13%   38%   36%   27%   29%
Disapprove          64    19    80    59    55    81    56    60    66    67
DK/NA                5     4     4     6     4     6     6     4     7     4
3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ray Kelly is handling his job as Police Commissioner? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Approve             65%   71%   63%   68%   70%   56%   61%   68%   62%   65%
Disapprove          16    13    17    16     9    27    23    16    17    17
DK/NA               19    16    20    16    21    16    16    17    21    18
4. Suppose the general election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Gifford Miller the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Miller              37%   17%   48%   28%   25%   50%   48%   34%   40%   45%
Bloomberg           39    65    31    43    51    27    34    45    35    29
SMONE ELSE(VOL)      1     2     1     2     1     2     1     2     1     2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)     4     5     2     5     3     3     6     5     3     5
DK/NA               18    11    17    22    20    18    11    14    21    20
5. Suppose the general election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Fernando Ferrer the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Ferrer              46%   19%   57%   41%   28%   66%   61%   42%   49%   57%
Bloomberg           39    67    31    40    55    23    29    44    35    28
SMONE ELSE(VOL)      1     2     1     2     1     2     -     1     1     1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)     3     5     2     3     2     1     4     3     3     3
DK/NA               11     8     9    14    13     8     6     9    12    12
6. Suppose the general election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were William Thompson the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? 
                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Thompson            36%   15%   46%   28%   21%   56%   41%   33%   39%   41%
Bloomberg           40    63    33    45    52    25    38    46    36    34
SMONE ELSE(VOL)      2     2     1     2     1     3     1     1     2     2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)     4     5     3     4     3     2     7     4     4     4
DK/NA               18    15    18    20    22    14    13    16    20    19
7. Suppose the general election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Mark Green the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Green               45%   20%   56%   36%   30%   61%   53%   39%   50%   53%
Bloomberg           42    67    32    47    57    25    34    48    37    34
SMONE ELSE(VOL)      1     1     1     2     1     3     1     1     1     1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)     4     5     3     4     3     3     6     5     3     4
DK/NA                8     7     8    10     9     8     5     7     9     8
8. Suppose the general election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Charles Barron the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Barron              32%   12%   39%   30%   17%   48%   45%   28%   35%   36%
Bloomberg           43    68    38    42    55    32    37    50    38    36
SMONE ELSE(VOL)      2     2     2     1     2     2     1     2     2     2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)     4     6     2     4     3     2     6     4     4     4
DK/NA               19    12    19    24    23    16    11    17    22    21
9. Suppose the general election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Anthony Weiner the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Weiner              34%   19%   43%   26%   24%   41%   46%   31%   36%   35%
Bloomberg           40    64    33    41    50    31    32    45    36    34
SMONE ELSE(VOL)      2     2     1     3     2     2     1     2     2     2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)     4     6     3     5     3     4     7     5     4     4
DK/NA               20     9    20    24    22    21    14    17    22    25
10. Suppose the general election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Brian McLaughlin the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



McLaughlin          34%   16%   42%   29%   22%   44%   47%   31%   37%   36%
Bloomberg           40    65    33    41    50    30    35    46    35    33
SMONE ELSE(VOL)      2     1     2     2     1     3     2     1     2     3
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)     4     5     3     4     3     3     5     5     3     4
DK/NA               20    13    19    24    23    19    12    18    22    24
11. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Very satisfied       8%   12%    7%    8%   11%    5%    9%   10%    7%    8%
Smwht satisfied     47    59    44    48    57    33    39    50    43    44
Smwht dissatisfied  27    18    29    28    23    32    30    23    30    25
Very dissatisfied   18    11    19    16     8    29    21    15    20    21
DK/NA                1     -     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
12. Would you say that Michael Bloomberg has strong leadership qualities or not? 
                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Yes                 60%   66%   58%   63%   66%   57%   57%   59%   61%   59%
No                  34    29    37    32    30    39    39    36    33    38
DK/NA                5     5     5     5     4     5     4     5     6     3
13. Would you say that Michael Bloomberg cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Yes                 42%   56%   38%   44%   55%   28%   30%   47%   37%   33%
No                  51    37    55    51    38    65    61    48    54    63
DK/NA                7     6     7     5     6     6     8     5     9     5
14. Would you say that Michael Bloomberg is honest and trustworthy or not? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Yes                 63%   75%   61%   66%   77%   49%   52%   70%   57%   61%
No                  28    21    29    29    19    36    38    24    31    29
DK/NA                9     4    11     6     4    15    10     6    11    10
15. Would you say that Michael Bloomberg is -- warm and friendly or cold and business like?

(second table - If "warm" or "cold") How much does this matter to you - a lot, some, only a little, or not at all? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Warm/Friendly       20%   21%   20%   19%   16%   22%   27%   19%   21%   16%
Cold/Businesslike   66    67    69    66    71    67    62    69    64    73
DK/NA               13    12    11    15    13    11    11    12    14    10



                          Warm  Cold
                    Tot   q15   q15 



A lot               42%   46%   43% 
Some                22    29    22 
Only a little       14    10    16 
Not at all          18    11    18 
DK/NA                4     3     1
17. Do you think the public has a right to know where the Mayor goes on vacation or on weekend trips, or is this a private matter? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Right to know       18%   16%   18%   17%   16%   15%   21%   19%   16%   19%
Private matter      80    80    80    81    81    84    76    79    81    79
DK/NA                2     4     2     2     2     1     2     2     2     2
18. As you may know, Mayor Bloomberg doesn't live in Gracie Mansion. Does this make you think more favorably of Mayor Bloomberg, less favorably of Mayor Bloomberg, or doesn't it make a difference? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



More fav             5%    7%    4%    5%    4%    4%    6%    5%    4%    4%
Less fav             7     6     6     7     5     8    11     7     6     7
No difference       87    85    89    87    90    87    82    87    88    89
DK/NA                1     2     1     -     1     -     2     1     1     1
19. Mayor Bloomberg is registered as a Republican. Does this make you more likely to vote to re-elect Mayor Bloomberg, less likely to vote to re-elect Mayor Bloomberg or doesn't it make a difference? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



More likely          8%   32%    2%    6%   10%    3%   10%   11%    6%    5%
Less likely         29     7    41    20    23    39    33    28    30    30
No difference       61    61    53    74    65    57    56    60    61    63
DK/NA                2     1     3     1     2     2     1     1     3     2
20. As you may know the 2004 Republican national convention will be held in New York City. Do you think this will be good for New York City, bad for New York City, or won't it make a difference? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



Good                67%   83%   62%   72%   69%   67%   61%   71%   64%   66%
Bad                  8     2    11     6    10     5     7     9     8     9
No difference       21    13    24    19    17    25    26    18    24    20
DK/NA                4     2     3     3     3     3     6     3     4     5
21. Michael Bloomberg spent about 75 million dollars of his own money to run in the last campaign for Mayor. Suppose he spends about the same amount of his own money in the 2005 election campaign. Would that make you more likely to vote to re-elect Mayor Bloomberg, less likely to vote to re-elect Mayor Bloomberg, or wouldn't it make a difference? 

                                                                          Union
                    Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom   HsHold



More likely          4%   12%    2%    3%    4%    3%    4%    5%    3%    3%
Less likely         23    11    28    17    21    28    28    24    23    28
No difference       72    77    68    80    74    68    67    70    73    68
DK/NA                1     -     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1

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