Registered Voters
Since Michael Bloomberg became mayor, do you feel that the overall quality of life in New York City has gotten better, gotten worse, or remained about the same? (If remained the same asked: Is it a good thing or a bad thing that things have remained the same?)
Gotten Better Remained the Same - Good Remained the Same Remained the Same - Bad Gotten Worse
Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 38% 15% 7% 20% 20%
Party Registration Democrat 39% 13% 8% 19% 20%
Republican 40% 22% 2% 22% 14%
Non-enrolled 35% 17% 6% 21% 21%
Political Ideology Liberal 41% 12% 7% 21% 19%
Moderate 37% 18% 9% 18% 19%
Conservative 40% 18% 4% 21% 18%
Gender Men 40% 17% 6% 20% 17%
Women 37% 13% 8% 20% 22%
Race White 39% 19% 7% 18% 18%
African American 42% 10% 7% 20% 21%
Latino 30% 12% 10% 28% 19%
Religion Protestant 39% 14% 8% 19% 20%
Catholic 31% 17% 5% 24% 23%
Jewish 56% 16% 6% 12% 10%
White Catholics White Catholics 30% 19% 5% 20% 25%
Age Under 45 32% 14% 9% 21% 26%
45 or older 42% 17% 6% 19% 17%
Education Not college graduate 30% 16% 7% 24% 24%
College graduate 46% 14% 7% 16% 17%
Household Income Less than $50,000 31% 16% 8% 23% 23%
$50,000 or more 44% 16% 4% 19% 16%
NYC Borough Bronx 31% 13% 3% 32% 22%
Brooklyn 37% 17% 9% 20% 17%
Manhattan 46% 12% 9% 12% 21%
Queens and Staten Island 36% 16% 6% 21% 21%
April 2010 Marist Poll New York City Registered Voters "N=602 MOE +/- 4%". Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.