|   | Registered Voters | |||
| If the 2010 election for U.S. Senate in New York State were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are: | ||||
| Harold Ford Jr., the Democratic candidate | George Pataki, the Republican candidate | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 35% | 52% | 13% | |
| Party Registration | Democrat | 53% | 34% | 13% |
| Republican | 11% | 79% | 10% | |
| Non-enrolled | 29% | 57% | 14% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal | 56% | 29% | 15% |
| Moderate | 38% | 48% | 14% | |
| Conservative | 15% | 78% | 8% | |
| Region | New York City | 41% | 49% | 9% |
| Suburbs | 25% | 61% | 14% | |
| Upstate | 37% | 49% | 14% | |
| Income | Less $50,000 | 43% | 45% | 11% |
| $50,000-$99,999 | 38% | 52% | 11% | |
| $100,000 or more | 31% | 55% | 13% | |
| Income | Less than $50,000 | 43% | 45% | 11% |
| $50,000 or more | 35% | 53% | 12% | |
| Race | White | 33% | 55% | 12% |
| Non White | 48% | 40% | 12% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 33% | 51% | 16% |
| 30 to 44 | 36% | 53% | 12% | |
| 45 to 59 | 30% | 59% | 11% | |
| 60 or older | 42% | 45% | 13% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 35% | 52% | 13% |
| 45 or older | 36% | 52% | 12% | |
| Gender | Men | 31% | 56% | 13% |
| Women | 39% | 48% | 12% | |
| February 2010 Marist Poll New York Registered Voters "N=838 MOE +/- 3.5%". Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||