August 5, 2015 - Cuomo, Stringer Top De Blasio Among New Yorkers, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; City Voters Split On Mayor-Gov Albany Battle PDF format Sample and Methodology detail New York City voters approve 58 - 36 percent of the job Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doing and give City Comptroller Scott Stringer a 54 - 21 percent approval rating, while Mayor Bill de Blasio gets a 44 - 44 percent job approval rating, his worst net approval rating ever, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Today's score compares to a 44 - 40 percent approval rating for Mayor de Blasio in a May 12 survey by independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. Two years before the 2017 Democratic primary for mayor, New York City voters say 47 - 41 percent that de Blasio does not deserve reelection. Democrats support reelection 53 - 35 percent, with Republicans opposed 88 - 8 percent and independent voters turning thumbs down 56 - 30 percent. The wide racial divide which has marked de Blasio's tenure continues as black voters approve of the mayor 64 - 24 percent and say 58 - 33 percent he deserves reelection. White voters disapprove 59 - 32 percent and say 61 - 29 percent he does not deserve reelection. Hispanic voters approve 48 - 38 percent and back reelection 49 - 40 percent. Voters are divided 47 - 48 percent on whether de Blasio understands their problems, but say 53 - 43 percent that Cuomo cares about the needs and problems of New Yorker City voters. "The election calendar keeps getting shorter. So even though it's two years away, Mayor Bill de Blasio has to be concerned that his re-election numbers are narrowly negative," said Quinnipiac University Poll Assistant Director Maurice Carroll. "The mayor has yet to close the book on the tale of two cities, written on Election Day 2013. Black voters still approve of de Blasio by a lot; white voters don't." New York City voters say 53 - 37 percent that Mayor de Blasio's involvement in national issues is distracting him from his duties as mayor. A total of 45 percent of voters are "very satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied" with the way things are going in the city today, while 55 percent are "somewhat dissatisfied" or "very dissatisfied." There is very little difference among black, white and Hispanic voters. Voters are divided 47 - 44 percent in their approval of the way de Blasio is handling relations between blacks and whites, but he gets negative grades on handling other issues: 38 - 44 percent approval for his handling of public schools: 38 - 43 percent for handling the city budget; 36 - 53 percent for handling poverty and homelessness. De Blasio and Cuomo De Blasio most closely represents their political views, 30 percent of voters say, while 26 percent say Cuomo is closer and 41 percent say neither. Cuomo undermined "de Blasio's efforts to get state legislation important to New York City," 41 percent of voters say, while 39 percent say "de Blasio did not work hard enough to convince New York State legislators to enact legislation important to New York City." Approval ratings for other New York City leaders are: 43 - 23 percent for Public Advocate Letitia James; 38 - 25 percent for City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito; 35 - 34 percent for Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina. "Gov. Andrew Cuomo, an off-and-on adversary, and Comptroller Scott Stringer, a potential future opponent, both have higher job approval marks than the mayor. But by a small margin, voters feel more at home ideologically with the mayor than with the governor. "Voters are almost evenly divided on whether they blame the city's troubles in the State Legislature on Cuomo undercutting de Blasio or on the mayor's failure to work hard for his agenda." From July 30 - August 4, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,108 New York City voters, with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 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, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research. For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter @QuinnipiacPoll. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Mayor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 44% 15% 56% 32% 43% 44% 32% 64% 48% Disapprove 44 80 33 54 45 42 59 24 38 DK/NA 13 6 11 14 12 13 9 12 13 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 46% 52% 42% 40% 19% 53% 44% 39% Disapprove 38 36 45 47 73 31 44 50 DK/NA 16 12 12 14 8 16 13 11 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Mayor? Aug 05 May 12 Jan 16 Dec 18 Nov 18 Aug 26 Jun 11 Mar 18 Jan 16 2015 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 Approve 44 44 49 47 49 50 51 45 53 Disapprove 44 40 40 38 36 32 28 34 13 DK/NA 13 16 11 15 16 18 21 20 34 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way - NAME - is handling his job as Mayor? APPROVE................. Tot Wht Blk Hsp Bill de Blasio Aug 05, 2015 44 32 64 48 Bill de Blasio May 12, 2015 44 34 68 48 Bill de Blasio Jan 16, 2015 49 32 78 54 Bill de Blasio Dec 18, 2014 47 34 70 47 Bill de Blasio Nov 18, 2014 49 34 71 56 Bill de Blasio Aug 26, 2014 50 36 65 55 Bill de Blasio Jun 11, 2014 51 41 66 56 Bill de Blasio Mar 18, 2014 45 39 60 47 Bill de Blasio Jan 16, 2014 53 43 71 55 Michael Bloomberg Jul 24, 2013 48 54 39 47 Michael Bloomberg Jun 27, 2013 51 57 45 52 Michael Bloomberg May 23, 2013 50 51 44 54 Michael Bloomberg Apr 11, 2013 50 52 52 51 Michael Bloomberg Feb 28, 2013 53 56 43 56 Michael Bloomberg Jan 17, 2013 56 59 50 58 Michael Bloomberg Nov 20, 2012 56 56 57 50 Michael Bloomberg Aug 15, 2012 51 57 34 50 Michael Bloomberg Jun 13, 2012 50 57 39 50 Michael Bloomberg May 10, 2012 49 54 36 51 Michael Bloomberg Mar 13, 2012 54 59 41 67 Michael Bloomberg Feb 08, 2012 46 53 34 52 Michael Bloomberg Dec 14, 2011 49 55 41 44 Michael Bloomberg Oct 19, 2011 47 56 44 32 Michael Bloomberg Sep 12, 2011 54 62 47 47 Michael Bloomberg Jul 27, 2011 45 49 40 41 Michael Bloomberg May 11, 2011 40 50 31 31 Michael Bloomberg Mar 16, 2011 39 46 30 32 Michael Bloomberg Nov 23, 2010 55 62 44 54 Michael Bloomberg Jun 30, 2010 57 68 41 54 Michael Bloomberg May 21, 2010 57 68 51 50 Michael Bloomberg Mar 23, 2010 61 71 53 56 Michael Bloomberg Feb 17, 2010 61 69 52 56 Michael Bloomberg Aug 26, 2009 66 74 62 67 Michael Bloomberg Jul 28, 2009 63 69 54 62 Michael Bloomberg Jun 16, 2009 66 69 63 66 Michael Bloomberg Mar 24, 2009 64 73 54 53 Michael Bloomberg Feb 24, 2009 65 70 62 55 Michael Bloomberg Jan 27, 2009 69 74 69 62 Michael Bloomberg Nov 25, 2008 66 73 62 59 Michael Bloomberg Oct 21, 2008 75 83 69 66 Michael Bloomberg Oct 03, 2008 75 83 69 68 Michael Bloomberg Jul 16, 2008 71 75 64 70 Michael Bloomberg May 07, 2008 70 77 62 66 Michael Bloomberg Mar 12, 2008 75 81 69 72 Michael Bloomberg Jan 09, 2008 73 78 78 59 Michael Bloomberg Nov 19, 2007 71 78 67 56 Michael Bloomberg Aug 29, 2007 70 76 68 68 Michael Bloomberg Jul 25, 2007 73 79 65 68 Michael Bloomberg May 23, 2007 74 80 77 63 Michael Bloomberg Mar 14, 2007 73 77 69 66 Michael Bloomberg Jan 16, 2007 75 82 69 69 Michael Bloomberg Nov 14, 2006 72 80 63 67 Michael Bloomberg Jul 12, 2006 72 77 66 62 Michael Bloomberg Apr 12, 2006 69 77 65 61 Michael Bloomberg Mar 08, 2006 73 80 65 68 Michael Bloomberg Feb 02, 2006 72 77 66 66 Michael Bloomberg Nov 17, 2005 75 80 74 67 Michael Bloomberg Aug 18, 2005 64 70 60 55 Michael Bloomberg Jul 19, 2005 60 66 59 50 Michael Bloomberg Jun 22, 2005 55 59 48 51 Michael Bloomberg May 11, 2005 47 54 46 30 Michael Bloomberg Mar 30, 2005 46 55 42 30 Michael Bloomberg Mar 02, 2005 48 58 42 33 Michael Bloomberg Jan 19, 2005 50 60 39 42 Michael Bloomberg Nov 10, 2004 49 57 37 41 Michael Bloomberg Aug 26, 2004 44 52 37 33 Michael Bloomberg Jul 20, 2004 49 58 39 41 Michael Bloomberg Jun 09, 2004 50 60 38 39 Michael Bloomberg Mar 31, 2004 47 56 38 41 Michael Bloomberg Feb 04, 2004 44 53 35 34 Michael Bloomberg Nov 25, 2003 37 46 29 31 Michael Bloomberg Oct 22, 2003 42 52 32 36 Michael Bloomberg Sep 09, 2003 38 52 24 29 Michael Bloomberg Jul 02, 2003 31 42 21 22 Michael Bloomberg May 07, 2003 32 41 25 22 Michael Bloomberg Feb 26, 2003 48 60 35 38 Michael Bloomberg Nov 21, 2002 41 52 39 24 Michael Bloomberg Jul 18, 2002 57 67 50 51 Michael Bloomberg Mar 27, 2002 62 70 58 58 Michael Bloomberg Feb 06, 2002 65 69 65 67 Rudolph Giuliani Oct 24, 2001 79 -- -- -- Rudolph Giuliani Oct 09, 2001 79 87 58 81 Rudolph Giuliani Jul 25, 2001 50 63 25 43 Rudolph Giuliani Jun 07, 2001 51 63 28 49 Rudolph Giuliani May 02, 2001 50 65 25 44 Rudolph Giuliani Apr 04, 2001 51 64 24 48 Rudolph Giuliani Feb 28, 2001 54 70 26 47 Rudolph Giuliani Jan 31, 2001 51 62 29 52 Rudolph Giuliani Nov 21, 2000 55 69 27 52 Rudolph Giuliani Aug 02, 2000 48 63 25 47 Rudolph Giuliani Jun 14, 2000 49 64 13 40 Rudolph Giuliani Apr 19, 2000 37 57 6 27 Rudolph Giuliani Mar 15, 2000 43 62 13 39 Rudolph Giuliani Oct 20, 1999 46 63 22 42 Rudolph Giuliani Jun 17, 1999 46 66 18 36 Rudolph Giuliani May 19, 1999 44 61 16 28 Rudolph Giuliani Apr 08, 1999 40 57 12 35 Rudolph Giuliani Feb 17, 1999 44 63 13 34 Rudolph Giuliani Nov 18, 1998 60 74 30 57 Rudolph Giuliani Jul 23, 1998 55 69 37 49 Rudolph Giuliani Apr 08, 1998 65 79 47 62 Rudolph Giuliani Feb 11, 1998 74 84 57 63 Rudolph Giuliani Oct 29, 1997 68 80 47 73 Rudolph Giuliani Oct 01, 1997 63 78 32 53 Rudolph Giuliani Aug 05, 1997 64 78 42 54 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Carmen Farina is handling her job as New York City Schools Chancellor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 35% 25% 42% 26% 31% 38% 27% 44% 44% Disapprove 34 45 27 43 39 30 34 31 35 DK/NA 31 31 32 31 30 32 39 24 21 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 40% 42% 30% 30% 23% 40% 38% 30% Disapprove 29 30 32 41 51 33 35 34 DK/NA 31 28 38 29 26 28 27 36 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Carmen Farina is handling her job as New York City Schools Chancellor? APPROVE....... High Low Aug 05 May 12 Jan 16 Dec 18 Nov 18 Nov 18 May 12 2015 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2015 Approve 35 32 39 37 42 42 32 Disapprove 34 36 23 26 29 29 36 DK/NA 31 32 39 37 29 29 32 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Letitia James is handling her job as Public Advocate? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 43% 20% 54% 33% 38% 47% 32% 63% 42% Disapprove 23 43 14 30 26 20 29 15 21 DK/NA 34 37 32 36 35 33 39 23 38 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 44% 52% 37% 40% 29% 45% 44% 40% Disapprove 12 22 23 26 37 21 21 25 DK/NA 44 27 39 34 34 35 35 34 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Letitia James is handling her job as Public Advocate? Aug 05 May 12 Dec 18 Nov 18 Aug 26 Jun 11 Mar 18 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 Approve 43 43 40 42 49 41 44 Disapprove 23 19 19 19 18 15 16 DK/NA 34 39 42 38 34 44 40 5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Melissa Mark-Viverito is handling her job as City Council Speaker? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 38% 18% 45% 36% 38% 38% 33% 40% 51% Disapprove 25 51 17 27 30 20 30 20 22 DK/NA 38 31 38 37 32 42 37 40 27 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 32% 41% 39% 40% 23% 41% 38% 38% Disapprove 24 21 23 26 43 21 23 29 DK/NA 44 38 38 34 34 39 39 34 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Melissa Mark-Viverito is handling her job as City Council Speaker? Aug 05 May 12 Dec 18 Nov 18 Aug 26 Jun 11 Mar 18 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 Approve 38 38 34 36 39 40 41 Disapprove 25 23 21 19 19 17 15 DK/NA 38 39 46 46 42 43 44 6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Scott Stringer is handling his job as City Comptroller? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 54% 41% 61% 52% 57% 52% 57% 54% 48% Disapprove 21 33 15 23 20 21 15 23 28 DK/NA 25 26 24 25 23 27 27 22 24 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 48% 53% 57% 58% 48% 43% 56% 59% Disapprove 20 24 21 13 31 35 14 16 DK/NA 32 23 22 29 21 23 29 25 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Scott Stringer is handling his job as City Comptroller? APPROVE....... High Low Aug 05 May 12 Jan 16 Dec 18 Nov 18 Jun 11 Jan 16 2015 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2015 Approve 54 53 46 48 52 57 46 Disapprove 21 17 16 17 18 12 16 DK/NA 25 30 38 35 31 31 38 7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as Governor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 58% 53% 63% 52% 53% 63% 53% 62% 71% Disapprove 36 43 33 40 41 33 42 35 26 DK/NA 5 4 4 8 7 4 5 3 3 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 64% 59% 55% 61% 48% 60% 62% 55% Disapprove 29 38 39 32 48 38 32 39 DK/NA 7 3 6 7 4 2 6 6 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as Governor? Aug 05 Jan 16 2015 2015 Approve 58 71 Disapprove 36 23 DK/NA 5 6 8. Do you feel that Bill de Blasio deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Deserves 41% 8% 53% 30% 39% 43% 29% 58% 49% No/Does not 47 88 35 56 50 44 61 33 40 DK/NA 12 4 12 14 11 13 10 10 10 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes/Deserves 40% 47% 39% 44% 17% 50% 41% 37% No/Does not 42 40 48 49 77 39 47 52 DK/NA 18 13 13 8 6 11 12 12 9. 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 Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied 6% 3% 7% 3% 6% 5% 6% 3% 8% Smwht satisfied 39 14 47 36 42 37 37 44 36 Smwht dissatisfied 28 32 30 27 21 34 29 31 29 Very dissatisfied 27 50 16 34 31 23 28 21 26 DK/NA 1 - - - 1 1 1 - 1 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Very satisfied 3% 5% 7% 7% 4% 9% 4% 6% Smwht satisfied 34 45 44 37 13 43 44 34 Smwht dissatisfied 32 27 25 30 32 23 31 29 Very dissatisfied 30 22 23 26 51 24 21 31 DK/NA - 1 1 1 - 2 - - 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.... High Low Aug 05 May 12 Jan 16 Dec 18 Nov 18 Feb 11 Jul 02 2015 2015 2015 2014 2014 1998 2003 Very satisfied 6 5 8 4 6 18 7 Smwht satisfied 39 41 39 40 43 58 23 Smwht dissatisfied 28 32 33 31 31 18 32 Very dissatisfied 27 21 19 23 19 5 38 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 10. Would you say that Bill de Blasio - has strong leadership qualities or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 43% 20% 55% 31% 39% 46% 33% 58% 47% No 51 77 38 64 54 47 63 35 46 DK/NA 6 3 7 5 6 6 4 8 7 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 42% 48% 40% 48% 20% 49% 41% 41% No 44 46 55 50 74 42 56 52 DK/NA 14 6 6 2 6 9 4 6 TREND: Would you say that Bill de Blasio has strong leadership qualities or not? Aug 05 May 12 Dec 18 Nov 18 Aug 26 Jun 11 Mar 18 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 Yes 43 44 47 49 53 58 56 No 51 50 45 42 39 33 33 DK/NA 6 6 8 9 9 9 11 11. Would you say that Bill de Blasio - understands the problems of people like you or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 47% 10% 61% 33% 46% 47% 36% 63% 53% No 48 89 35 61 49 47 60 30 44 DK/NA 5 2 4 5 5 6 4 6 3 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 48% 48% 49% 47% 27% 46% 53% 41% No 44 44 48 49 73 48 45 52 DK/NA 8 9 3 4 - 6 2 7 TREND: Would you say that Bill de Blasio understands the problems of people like you or not? Aug 05 May 12 Dec 18 Nov 18 Aug 26 Jun 11 Mar 18 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 Yes 47 50 52 51 53 59 57 No 48 44 40 40 39 34 35 DK/NA 5 6 7 8 8 7 8 12. Would you say that Bill de Blasio - is honest and trustworthy or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 56% 21% 70% 44% 53% 59% 51% 66% 58% No 33 65 22 42 36 30 39 21 33 DK/NA 11 13 8 14 11 10 10 13 9 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 54% 59% 61% 55% 36% 53% 57% 57% No 32 29 32 35 50 36 33 32 DK/NA 14 11 8 10 14 10 10 12 TREND: Would you say that Bill de Blasio is honest and trustworthy or not? Aug 05 May 12 Dec 18 Nov 18 Aug 26 Jun 11 Mar 18 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 Yes 56 59 55 59 66 64 62 No 33 30 32 28 22 23 21 DK/NA 11 11 13 13 12 13 17 14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor de Blasio is handling - the public schools? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 38% 21% 45% 28% 37% 38% 28% 51% 40% Disapprove 44 61 38 50 46 42 46 37 49 DK/NA 19 18 18 22 17 20 25 12 11 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 37% 42% 34% 39% 25% 42% 41% 32% Disapprove 46 38 42 46 65 40 42 48 DK/NA 16 20 24 15 10 18 17 20 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor de Blasio is handling the public schools? (*Low also 38% Mar 2014) APPROVE....... High Low Aug 05 May 12 Jan 16 Dec 18 Nov 18 Aug 26 Aug 05 2015 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2015* Approve 38 41 48 46 44 49 38 Disapprove 44 42 33 36 39 35 44 DK/NA 19 17 20 18 17 16 19 15. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor de Blasio is handling - relations between blacks and whites? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 47% 10% 58% 40% 48% 46% 39% 59% 53% Disapprove 44 83 36 48 43 45 54 32 38 DK/NA 9 7 7 12 9 9 7 9 9 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 51% 52% 47% 46% 21% 50% 50% 44% Disapprove 34 40 42 50 68 42 41 48 DK/NA 15 8 11 4 11 8 9 9 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor de Blasio is handling relations between blacks and whites? Aug 05 May 12 Jan 15 Dec 18 Nov 18 Aug 26 2015 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 Approve 47 48 48 47 56 55 Disapprove 44 42 42 41 28 33 DK/NA 9 10 11 12 16 13 17. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor de Blasio is handling - the city budget? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 38% 11% 47% 35% 40% 37% 33% 45% 41% Disapprove 43 79 34 46 45 42 44 40 45 DK/NA 19 10 19 20 15 21 23 15 14 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 30% 42% 41% 40% 26% 40% 39% 37% Disapprove 46 40 39 44 60 46 44 40 DK/NA 24 18 20 15 14 13 17 23 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor de Blasio is handling the city budget? Aug 05 May 12 Nov 18 2015 2015 2014 Approve 38 36 39 Disapprove 43 40 35 DK/NA 19 24 26 19. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor de Blasio is handling - poverty and homelessness? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 36% 8% 47% 27% 36% 37% 33% 42% 36% Disapprove 53 78 43 62 54 52 55 48 57 DK/NA 11 14 9 11 10 11 13 10 7 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 32% 40% 41% 37% 15% 39% 40% 32% Disapprove 54 49 52 51 78 53 52 56 DK/NA 15 11 8 12 7 8 8 13 20. Do you think Governor Cuomo cares about the needs and problems of New York City residents or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 53% 48% 54% 52% 46% 58% 54% 47% 55% No 43 50 43 43 49 38 42 48 42 DK/NA 4 2 3 5 5 4 4 5 3 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 53% 50% 55% 54% 51% 54% 53% 50% No 40 46 41 43 44 41 44 45 DK/NA 7 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 25. Who do you think most closely represents your political views, Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, or neither? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Cuomo 26% 29% 26% 29% 24% 28% 30% 16% 34% de Blasio 30 2 44 15 29 30 21 45 30 Neither 41 69 26 52 43 39 46 36 32 DK/NA 3 - 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Cuomo 24% 21% 32% 26% 34% 18% 29% 28% de Blasio 30 36 29 27 12 30 32 27 Neither 35 41 37 45 52 47 38 40 DK/NA 10 2 2 2 2 5 1 4 TREND: Who do you think most closely represents your political views, Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, or neither? Aug 05 May 12 2015 2015 Cuomo 26 30 de Blasio 30 27 Neither 41 39 DK/NA 3 3 26. Do you think Bill de Blasio's involvement in national issues is or is not distracting him from his duties as Mayor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Distracting 53% 80% 47% 56% 53% 52% 61% 37% 60% No/Not distracting 37 7 44 34 36 38 31 47 31 DK/NA 10 13 9 10 11 10 8 16 8 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes/Distracting 53% 46% 52% 55% 77% 49% 56% 54% No/Not distracting 33 40 40 39 14 35 36 37 DK/NA 14 14 8 6 8 16 7 9 TREND: Do you think Bill de Blasio's involvement in national issues is or is not distracting him from his duties as Mayor? Aug 05 May 12 2015 2015 Yes/Distracting 53 46 No/Not distracting 37 42 DK/NA 10 12 27. What's closer to your point of view: Mayor de Blasio did not work hard enough to convince New York State legislators to enact legislation important to New York City or Governor Cuomo undermined Mayor de Blasio's efforts to get state legislation important to New York City? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp de Blasio did not work hard enough 39% 63% 36% 41% 40% 39% 43% 28% 46% Cuomo undermined de Blasio's efforts 41 14 46 42 44 38 37 51 38 DK/NA 20 23 18 17 17 23 20 20 16 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-54 55+ de Blasio did not work hard enough 38% 34% 37% 46% 49% 39% 40% 38% Cuomo undermined de Blasio's efforts 35 48 40 37 35 39 45 40 DK/NA 26 18 23 16 17 22 15 2
