3/8: Gillibrand Approval Rating Dips

Half of registered voters in New York State — 50% — approve of the job Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is doing in office.  This includes 9% of voters who think Gillibrand is doing an excellent job and 41% who believe she is doing a good one.  Nearly one in four voters — 24% — say Senator […]

1/28: Gillibrand Approval Rating Climbs to Highest Point Since Taking Office

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has improved her standing among New York voters.  Nearly half of registered voters statewide — 49% — think she is doing either an excellent or good job in office.  Included here are 13% who report she is doing an excellent job and 36% who say she is doing a good one.  […]

9/28: Gillibrand Leads DioGuardi, 52% to 41%, Among Likely Voters

Both of New York’s seats in the U.S. Senate are up in this November’s midterm elections.  In the race between Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and her Republican opponent, Joseph DioGuardi, Gillibrand holds an 11 percentage point lead among likely voters in New York State.  A majority — 52% — reports they support Gillibrand while […]

5/11: Gillibrand Approval Rating Stuck at 27%

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s approval rating needs a jumpstart.  Only 27% of registered voters in New York State think Gillibrand is doing either an excellent or good job in office.  This includes 3% who say she is excelling and 24% who believe she is doing a good job.  37% rate New York’s junior senator as fair, […]

3/29: Gillibrand and Pataki in Virtual Dead Heat

If former New York Governor George Pataki chooses to challenge Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for her seat in the U.S. Senate this fall, he would prove to be her most formidable opponent. Click Here for Complete March 29, 2010 NYS Poll Release and Tables If the race for U.S. Senate in New York were held today, […]

3/29: Approval Rating Roundup: Gillibrand, Schumer, and Obama

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is having a hard time impressing her constituents.  27% of registered voters in New York State report the senator is doing either an excellent or good job in office.  34% think she is doing a fair job, and 17% think she is performing poorly.  22% have either never heard of her or […]

3/2: What Might Have Been…Gillibrand and Ford Matchup

Harold Ford Jr.’s decision not to challenge Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in New York makes good sense poll-wise.  In a Marist Poll completed last night, Gillibrand put a little more distance between herself and the former Tennessee Congressman in a hypothetical contest for the nomination.  50% of New York […]

1/15: Gillibrand Approval Rating Still Low

24% of registered voters in New York State think Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is doing either an excellent or good job in office.  Gillibrand’s approval rating is little changed from the last time The Marist Poll asked voters in New York State about her job performance.  Last November, 25% gave her high marks. “Gillibrand still hasn’t […]

11/23: Gillibrand Approval Rating Stagnates

Ten months after Kirsten Gillibrand was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor David Paterson, the junior senator from New York has failed to become a household name among registered voters in New York State. Click Here for Complete November 23, 2009 NYS Poll Release and Tables 25% of the electorate thinks Gillibrand is doing […]

9/24: Giuliani and Pataki with Edge in Gillibrand Matchup

If the Obama Administration is concerned about the 2010 elections in New York State, perhaps, there is good reason.  In a Marist Poll earlier this month, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s approval rating was 26% with more than a quarter of registered voters unsure how to rate her.  When she is currently pitted against former Republican New […]