New York: Statewide Ratings
& Future Match-ups
Contact: Dr. Lee M. Miringoff
Dr. Barbara L. Carvalho
845.575.5050
This Marist College Institute for Public Opinion poll reports:
·
Approval Rating: 46% of
New York State’s registered voters rate the job Governor Pataki is doing in
office as excellent or good. 49% rate
the job the governor is doing as fair or poor.
His approval rating was 40% in a similar poll conducted last September.
Question Wording: Would you rate the job Governor George Pataki is doing in office as excellent, good, fair, or poor?
|
Registered
Voters |
Excellent/ Good |
Excellent |
Good |
Fair |
Poor |
Unsure/ DK |
|
January 2004 |
46% |
7% |
39% |
35% |
14% |
5% |
Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Upstate
|
49% |
4% |
45% |
37% |
11% |
3% |
|
New York City |
38% |
8% |
30% |
33% |
21% |
8% |
|
Suburbs |
50% |
10% |
40% |
35% |
9% |
6% |
Party |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Democrats |
36% |
5 % |
31% |
40% |
20% |
4% |
|
Republicans |
63% |
12% |
51% |
27% |
5% |
5% |
|
Non-enrolled |
42% |
3% |
39% |
37% |
14% |
7% |
Previous Polls |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 2003 |
40% |
6% |
34% |
41% |
17% |
2% |
|
May 2003 |
37% |
4% |
33% |
34% |
25% |
4% |
|
April 2003 |
49% |
7% |
42% |
31% |
18% |
2% |
|
December 2002 |
57% |
12% |
45% |
31% |
10% |
2% |
|
October 30, 2002 |
57% |
14% |
43% |
33% |
9% |
1% |
|
October 1, 2002 |
61% |
14% |
47% |
30% |
8% |
1% |
|
September 2002 |
60% |
12% |
48% |
31% |
7% |
2% |
|
May 2002 |
72% |
14% |
58% |
23% |
5% |
0% |
|
April 2002 |
64% |
15% |
49% |
28% |
6% |
2% |
|
December 2001 |
65% |
15% |
50% |
27% |
4% |
4% |
|
April 2001 |
53% |
10% |
43% |
34% |
8% |
5% |
|
December 2000 |
55% |
11% |
44% |
30% |
10% |
5% |
|
March 2000 |
51% |
9% |
42% |
35% |
11% |
3% |
|
September 1999 |
51% |
10% |
41% |
38% |
9% |
2% |
|
July 1999 |
55% |
15% |
40% |
31% |
11% |
3% |
|
March 1999 |
61% |
12% |
49% |
28% |
10% |
1% |
|
October 1998 |
60% |
14% |
46% |
31% |
8% |
1% |
|
September 1998 |
62% |
16% |
46% |
31% |
6% |
1% |
|
April 1998 |
59% |
11% |
48% |
33% |
7% |
1% |
|
February 1998 |
60% |
11% |
49% |
32% |
6% |
2% |
|
October 1997 |
49% |
7% |
42% |
39% |
10% |
2% |