| Registered Voters | ||||
| Do you agree or disagree with the statement: Governor David Paterson is changing the way things work in Albany for the better? | ||||
| Agree | Disagree | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 32% | 57% | 11% | |
| Party Registration | Democrat | 40% | 47% | 13% |
| Republican | 25% | 66% | 8% | |
| Non-enrolled | 26% | 67% | 7% | |
| Poltical Ideology | Liberal | 31% | 55% | 14% |
| Moderate | 34% | 55% | 11% | |
| Conservative | 29% | 64% | 7% | |
| Gender | Men | 32% | 57% | 10% |
| Women | 31% | 57% | 11% | |
| Race | White | 29% | 61% | 10% |
| African American | 62% | 25% | 13% | |
| Latino | 33% | 52% | 15% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 30% | 61% | 9% |
| 45 or older | 33% | 56% | 12% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 30% | 60% | 9% |
| College graduate | 33% | 55% | 12% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 33% | 54% | 13% |
| $50,000 or more | 33% | 57% | 10% | |
| Region | New York City | 31% | 56% | 13% |
| Suburbs | 32% | 58% | 10% | |
| Upstate | 32% | 58% | 10% | |
| Marist Poll New York State Registered Voters "N=1,045 MOE +/- 3%" | ||||