|   | Registered Voters | |||
| The City Council approved and Mayor Bloomberg extended term limits for elected city officials from two to three terms. This means current office holders including the city council and the mayor may now run for re-election this year, something they would not have been able to do under the old law. Do you think the decision by the City Council and the mayor to extend the law was: | ||||
| A good thing for the city | A bad thing for the city | It really does not make any difference | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 25% | 46% | 29% | |
| Party Registration | Democrat | 24% | 48% | 28% |
| Republican | 27% | 38% | 34% | |
| Non-enrolled | 22% | 48% | 30% | |
| Poltical Ideology | Liberal | 25% | 48% | 27% |
| Moderate | 26% | 46% | 28% | |
| Conservative | 22% | 47% | 31% | |
| Gender | Men | 25% | 51% | 24% |
| Women | 24% | 43% | 33% | |
| Race | White | 31% | 37% | 33% |
| African American | 11% | 65% | 24% | |
| Latino | 28% | 47% | 24% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 26% | 42% | 32% |
| 45 or older | 24% | 50% | 26% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 22% | 45% | 33% |
| College graduate | 26% | 47% | 26% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 26% | 42% | 31% |
| $50,000 or more | 22% | 50% | 28% | |
| Religion | Protestant | 15% | 58% | 27% |
| Catholic | 25% | 44% | 31% | |
| Jewish | 37% | 31% | 32% | |
| Region | Bronx | 26% | 51% | 24% |
| Kings | 28% | 47% | 25% | |
| New York | 25% | 42% | 33% | |
| Queens | 24% | 45% | 31% | |
| Richmond | 10% | 56% | 34% | |
| Marist Poll NYC Registered Voters "N=827 MOE +/- 3.5%" | ||||