NYS Registered Voters
Right now, do you think the New York State economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same?
Getting better Getting worse Staying about the same
Row % Row % Row %
NYS Registered Voters 16% 37% 47%
Party Registration Democrat 20% 34% 46%
Republican 12% 33% 55%
Non-enrolled 14% 48% 38%
Tea Party Supporters 9% 43% 49%
Political Ideology Liberal 22% 31% 47%
Moderate 18% 37% 44%
Conservative 9% 39% 52%
Region New York City 21% 28% 51%
Suburbs 14% 33% 52%
Upstate 14% 45% 41%
Income Less $50,000 15% 41% 43%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 17% 34% 48%
$100,000 or more 17% 26% 57%
Income Less than $50,000 15% 41% 43%
$50,000 or more 17% 31% 52%
Education Not college graduate 10% 45% 45%
College graduate 22% 29% 50%
Age Under 45 20% 40% 41%
45 or older 14% 35% 51%
Age 18 to 29 21% 49% 29%
30 to 44 19% 32% 49%
45 to 59 15% 35% 50%
60 or older 13% 36% 51%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 21% 49% 30%
Gen X (31-46) 18% 33% 49%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 15% 33% 52%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 12% 39% 49%
Race White 16% 34% 50%
Non White 17% 41% 43%
Gender Men 21% 36% 43%
Women 12% 38% 50%
Employment Status Employed 16% 38% 46%
Not Employed 20% 35% 45%
Own or Rent Home Own 16% 33% 51%
Rent 17% 46% 37%
Interview Type Landline 17% 35% 48%
Cell Phone 14% 43% 43%
NY1/YNN-Marist Poll NYS Registered Voters: Interviews conducted April 25th through 29th, 2011, N=758 MOE +/- 4%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.