Bloomberg Approval Hits 50%, But Ferrer Is Ahead, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Kelly Approval At 67% As Voters Back Bravest, Finest

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Jun 9, 2004 50 38 12 Mar 31, 2004 47 41 12 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

Jun 9, 2004              9    46    25    18     1
Mar 31, 2004             9    48    26    16     1
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
TREND: Would you say that Michael Bloomberg is honest and trustworthy or not? 
                                        
                        Yes   No    DK/NA         
                        
Jun 9, 2004             64    24    12
Mar 31, 2004            61    29    10
Feb 4, 2004             63    28     9               
Sep 9, 2003             60    29    11              
Jul 2, 2003             57    34     9               
May 7, 2003             57    30    13
Oct 24, 2001            59    13    28
TREND: Would you say that Michael Bloomberg cares about the needs and problems of people like you, or not? 
                                
                        Yes   No    DK/NA 
                        
Jun 9, 2004             40    52     8
Mar 31, 2004            42    50     8
Feb 4, 2004             42    51     7
May 7, 2003             33    60     7               
Feb 26, 2003            41    53     6               
Oct 24, 2001            47    29     24
TREND: Would you say that Michael Bloomberg has strong leadership qualities or not? 
                        Yes   No    DK/NA 
                        
Jun 9, 2004             65    28     8
Mar 31, 2004            65    31     5
Feb 4, 2004             60    34     5               
Sep 9, 2003             48    45     7               
Jul 2, 2003             53    42     5               
May 7, 2003             61    35     5               
Feb 26, 2003            57    38     5               
Oct 24, 2001            73    12    15
TREND: If the 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? (* "Suppose the general election for mayor. . .") 

                        Dem   Rep   SMONE WDN'T
                        CB    MB    ELSE  VOTE DK/NA

Jun 9, 2004             34    42     2     2   20 
Mar 31, 2004*           34    41     2     2   20
Feb 4, 2004*            32    43     2     4   19
TREND: If the 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? (* "Suppose the general election for mayor. . .") 

                        Dem   Rep   SMONE WDN'T
                        CB    MB    ELSE  VOTE DK/NA

Jun 9, 2004             45    39     2     1   12
Mar 31, 2004*           45    41     1     2   11
Feb 4, 2004*            46    39     1     3   11
Nov 25, 2003*           51    33     3     3   10
TREND: If the election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were C. Virginia Fields the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? (* "Suppose the general election for mayor. . .") 

                        Dem   Rep   SMONE WDN'T
                        CB    MB    ELSE  VOTE DK/NA

Jun 9, 2004             39    43     1     2   15
Mar 31, 2004*           39    41     2     2   16
TREND: If the 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? (* "Suppose the general election for mayor. . .") 

                        Dem   Rep   SMONE WDN'T
                        CB    MB    ELSE  VOTE DK/NA

Jun 9, 2004             38    40     2     2   18
Mar 31, 2004*           38    41     2     2   17
Feb 4, 2004*            37    39     1     4   18
Nov 25, 2003*           41    33     5     2   19
TREND: If the 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? (* "Suppose the general election for mayor. . .") 

                        Dem   Rep   SMONE WDN'T
                        CB    MB    ELSE  VOTE DK/NA

Jun 9, 2004             38    41     2     2   18
Mar 31, 2004*           38    41     2     2   18
Feb 4, 2004*            36    40     2     4   18
TREND: If the 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? (* "Suppose the general election for mayor. . .") 

                        Dem   Rep   SMONE WDN'T
                        CB    MB    ELSE  VOTE DK/NA

Jun 9, 2004             37    42     2     2   18
Mar 31, 2004*           36    40     2     2   20
Feb 4, 2004*            34    40     2     4   20
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

Approve                 50%   70%   45%   52%   60%   38%   39%   54%   46%
Disapprove              38    21    43    36    29    47    48    37    39
DK/NA                   12     9    12    13    11    15    13     9    15

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

Approve                 50%   43%   58%   50%   48%   39%
Disapprove              40    43    30    36    47    50
DK/NA                   11    15    11    14     5    11
3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ray Kelly is handling his job as Police Commissioner? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

Approve                 67%   77%   67%   68%   74%   64%   61%   71%   64%
Disapprove              16    13    15    18    10    27    18    15    17
DK/NA                   17    10    18    14    15    10    21    14    19

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

Approve                 64%   67%   64%   72%   72%   66%
Disapprove              23    18    14    11    16    19
DK/NA                   13    15    22    17    12    15
4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Nicholas Scopetta is handling his job as Fire Commissioner? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

Approve                 51%   62%   50%   51%   55%   48%   51%   53%   49%
Disapprove              17    13    15    18    11    23    19    16    17
DK/NA                   32    25    34    31    34    29    31    31    34

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

Approve                 52%   49%   47%   52%   65%   49%
Disapprove              20    18    14    16    14    20
DK/NA                   28    33    39    32    22    31
5. If the 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? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

Gifford Miller          38%   11%   51%   28%   27%   51%   50%   35%   40%
Michael Bloomberg       40    75    29    47    52    28    28    45    36
SMONE ELSE(VOL)          2     1     1     3     2     2     1     1     2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)         2     -     1     4     1     1     4     3     1
DK/NA                   18    12    17    19    18    17    17    15    21

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

Gifford Miller          44%   41%   33%   37%   29%   45%
Michael Bloomberg       37    37    43    40    51    33
SMONE ELSE(VOL)          1     2     2     1     3     2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)         3     3     1     1     1     3
DK/NA                   15    18    21    20    15    18
6. If the 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? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

Fernando Ferrer         45%   14%   59%   36%   30%   65%   64%   44%   47%
Michael Bloomberg       39    75    28    46    56    19    22    43    36
SMONE ELSE(VOL)          2     1     1     3     2     2     2     1     2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)         1     -     1     2     1     2     1     2     1
DK/NA                   12    10    11    12    12    12    12    10    14

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

Fernando Ferrer         59%   49%   40%   42%   31%   53%
Michael Bloomberg       26    34    45    44    53    31
SMONE ELSE(VOL)          2     1     3     1     2     3
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)         2     2     1     1     1     2
DK/NA                   11    15    11    11    13    12
7. If the 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? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

William Thompson        38%    8%   51%   27%   23%   61%   48%   34%   40%
Michael Bloomberg       41    76    29    50    54    23    27    46    36
SMONE ELSE(VOL)          2     1     2     2     2     1     1     1     2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)         2     -     1     3     1     1     5     2     2
DK/NA                   18    15    18    18    20    13    19    16    20

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

William Thompson        44%   44%   32%   34%   27%   43%
Michael Bloomberg       38    35    44    43    53    36
SMONE ELSE(VOL)          1     1     3     1     3     2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)         4     1     1     3     -     3
DK/NA                   14    19    20    19    17    17
8. If the 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? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

Charles Barron          34%    4%   45%   26%   19%   53%   46%   31%   36%
Michael Bloomberg       42    78    32    49    56    28    28    48    38
SMONE ELSE(VOL)          2     1     2     2     2     2     1     2     2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)         2     -     3     3     2     1     5     4     1
DK/NA                   20    16    18    20    21    15    19    16    22

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

Charles Barron          38%   38%   29%   32%   27%   39%
Michael Bloomberg       38    38    46    43    56    37
SMONE ELSE(VOL)          2     2     2     1     2     2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)         5     2     1     3     -     3
DK/NA                   17    20    22    21    14    19
9. If the 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? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

Anthony Weiner          37%   10%   49%   28%   27%   50%   48%   34%   39%
Michael Bloomberg       42    78    30    51    52    28    32    47    37
SMONE ELSE(VOL)          2     1     1     2     2     2     1     1     2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)         2     -     1     3     1     1     3     2     1
DK/NA                   18    11    18    16    18    19    16    15    20

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

Anthony Weiner          41%   44%   30%   35%   25%   42%
Michael Bloomberg       42    35    44    43    57    36
SMONE ELSE(VOL)          2     1     3     1     3     2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)         3     2     1     2     -     2
DK/NA                   12    18    22    19    14    18
10. If the election for mayor were being held today, and the candidates were C. Virginia Fields the Democrat, and Michael Bloomberg the Republican, for whom would you vote? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

C. Virginia Fields      39%    8%   51%   31%   24%   63%   50%   36%   42%
Michael Bloomberg       43    79    31    50    57    24    32    50    37
SMONE ELSE(VOL)          1     -     1     2     2     1     1     1     1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)         2     -     1     3     -     1     2     2     1
DK/NA                   15    12    15    15    16    10    15    11    19

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

C. Virginia Fields      44%   43%   37%   38%   24%   46%
Michael Bloomberg       41    38    44    44    54    38
SMONE ELSE(VOL)          -     -     3     1     3     1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)         2     2     1     1     1     2
DK/NA                   13    16    14    17    18    12
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? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

Very satisfied           9%   21%    6%    9%   12%    7%    7%   10%    8%
Smwht satisfied         46    54    45    45    57    33    38    50    43
Smwht dissatisfied      25    18    28    27    20    30    32    23    27
Very dissatisfied       18     6    20    18    10    28    22    15    20
DK/NA                    1     2     1     2     2     1     2     2     1

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

Very satisfied           7%    9%   12%    6%   15%    9%
Smwht satisfied         41    42    53    49    45    39
Smwht dissatisfied      28    25    23    27    25    30
Very dissatisfied       23    22    12    16    15    21
DK/NA                    1     3     1     1     -     1
12. Would you say that Michael Bloomberg has strong leadership qualities or not? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

Yes                     65%   78%   61%   67%   69%   63%   58%   66%   64%
No                      28    17    31    26    26    29    33    28    27
DK/NA                    8     5     8     7     6     8     9     6     9

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

Yes                     63%   61%   68%   69%   57%   62%
No                      33    28    24    24    37    30
DK/NA                    4    11     8     6     6     8
13. Would you say that Michael Bloomberg cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

Yes                     40%   65%   34%   46%   52%   30%   25%   44%   37%
No                      52    28    59    45    40    61    68    49    53
DK/NA                    8     7     7     9     8     8     7     7     9

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

Yes                     34%   36%   50%   39%   44%   33%
No                      59    55    41    53    51    58
DK/NA                    7     9     8     8     6     9
14. Would you say that Michael Bloomberg is honest and trustworthy or not? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

Yes                     64%   85%   57%   69%   79%   52%   46%   70%   59%
No                      24    11    29    20    13    34    39    20    28
DK/NA                   12     4    14    11     8    15    16    10    14

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

Yes                     50%   61%   75%   65%   65%   58%
No                      33    26    17    21    33    30
DK/NA                   16    13     8    15     2    12
15. Would you say that Michael Bloomberg is in touch with the problems ordinary New Yorkers face or not? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

Yes                     37%   53%   31%   42%   44%   29%   31%   38%   37%
No                      55    39    61    52    49    63    61    55    55
DK/NA                    8     7     8     7     7     8     8     7     8

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

Yes                     35%   32%   43%   40%   37%   32%
No                      59    58    49    54    60    63
DK/NA                    7    10     8     6     4     6
16. Do you think the New York City Police Department and the New York City Fire Department are able to work together effectively to deal with a major terrorist attack, or not? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

Yes                     57%   74%   54%   55%   56%   56%   62%   52%   61%
No                      34    21    36    36    34    36    32    39    30
DK/NA                    9     5    10     9    10     8     6     9     9

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

Yes                     60%   57%   51%   59%   68%   56%
No                      34    34    35    33    29    38
DK/NA                    6     9    14     9     3     6
17. Do you think the New York City Police Department and the New York City Fire Department were able to work together effectively to deal with a major terrorist attack prior to the September 11th terrorist attacks, or not? 

                        Tot   Rep   Dem   Ind   Wht   Blk   Hisp  Men   Wom

Yes                     34%   42%   33%   31%   34%   29%   41%   30%   37%
No                      56    49    57    58    56    65    49    61    51
DK/NA                   10     9    10    11    11     7    10     8    12

                                                       Union
                        Brnx  Kngs  Man   Qns   StIsl  HsHold

Yes                     33%   35%   30%   34%   43%   35%
No                      57    55    58    54    51    60
DK/NA                    9     9    12    11     6     5

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