September 4, 2013 - Stringer On Top Of Too-Close-To-Call Comptroller Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Big Racial Gap, But No Gender Gap PDF format The Democratic primary for New York City Comptroller is too close to call, with 47 percent of likely primary voters for Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and 45 percent for former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. This compares to a 46 - 46 percent dead heat in an August 29 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University and a 56 - 37 percent Spitzer lead in an August 14 survey. In today's survey, women likely Democratic primary voters go 46 percent for Stringer and 45 percent for Spitzer. Men go 49 percent for Stringer and 46 percent for Spitzer. Black voters back Spitzer 61 - 32 percent while white voters back Stringer 60 - 36 percent. "The Democratic primary for New York City comptroller is no longer an Eliot Spitzer romp. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has made the comptroller race a nail-biter, too close to call," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Overwhelming support among black voters keeps Spitzer in the race. Stringer swamps him among white voters." From August 28 - September 1, Quinnipiac University surveyed 750 likely Democratic primary voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.6 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Colorado, Iowa and the nation as a public service and for research. For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, or call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 6. If the Democratic primary for City Comptroller were being held today, and the candidates were Eliot Spitzer and Scott Stringer, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Spitzer or Stringer (Table includes leaners) LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS............................ AGE IN YRS COLLEGE DEG Tot Men Wom Wht Blk <50 50+ Yes No Spitzer 45% 46% 45% 36% 61% 51% 42% 44% 47% Stringer 47 49 46 60 32 43 49 52 42 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1 DK/NA 7 5 9 3 7 5 9 4 10 POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY LIBERAL..... Mod/ DEMOCRAT........ Very SmWht Con Strong NotStrong Spitzer 46% 48% 42% 50% 39% Stringer 50 46 49 44 56 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - 1 - - DK/NA 5 6 8 6 6 TREND: If the Democratic primary for City Comptroller were being held today, and the candidates were Eliot Spitzer and Scott Stringer, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Spitzer or Stringer? (Table includes leaners) LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Sep 04 Aug 29 Aug 14 Jul 25 2013 2013 2013 2013 Spitzer 45 46 56 49 Stringer 47 46 37 45 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - - - DK/NA 7 8 7 6 6a. (If candidate chosen q6) Will you definitely vote for (Candidate of choice q6), or is there a chance you could change your mind and vote for (Candidate not chosen q6)? IF CHANGE MIND: Would you say there's a good chance you'll change your mind, or would you say it's pretty unlikely? LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS CANDIDATE OF CHOICE Q6 Tot Spitzr Stringer Def vote for cand 78% 74% 81% Unlikely to change 7 6 7 Good chance change 13 17 9 DK/NA 2 2 3 TREND: (If candidate chosen) Will you definitely vote for (Candidate of choice), or is there a chance you could change your mind and vote for (Candidate not chosen)? IF CHANGE MIND: Would you say there's a good chance you'll change your mind, or would you say it's pretty unlikely? LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Sep 04 Aug 29 Aug 14 Jul 25 2013 2013 2013 2013 Def vote for cand 78 75 70 67 Unlikely to change 7 7 10 12 Good chance change 13 15 18 19 DK/NA 2 3 2 3 Demographic Summary
