|   | Registered Voters | |||
| Who would you rather have as governor right now? | ||||
| David Paterson | Eliot Spitzer | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 38% | 51% | 11% | |
| Party Registration | Democrat | 43% | 50% | 8% |
| Republican | 34% | 55% | 11% | |
| Non-enrolled | 36% | 50% | 15% | |
| Poltical Ideology | Liberal | 41% | 51% | 8% |
| Moderate | 40% | 52% | 7% | |
| Conservative | 33% | 51% | 16% | |
| Region | New York City | 40% | 51% | 9% |
| Suburbs | 43% | 44% | 13% | |
| Upstate | 34% | 55% | 10% | |
| Income | Less $50,000 | 42% | 50% | 8% |
| $50,000-$99,999 | 36% | 56% | 9% | |
| $100,000 or more | 41% | 50% | 10% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 42% | 50% | 8% |
| $50,000 or more | 38% | 53% | 9% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 35% | 53% | 11% |
| College graduate | 41% | 50% | 9% | |
| Race | White | 39% | 51% | 10% |
| Non White | 37% | 53% | 10% | |
| Religion | Protestant | 42% | 49% | 9% |
| Catholic | 36% | 53% | 11% | |
| Jewish | 38% | 51% | 11% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 46% | 49% | 5% |
| 30 to 44 | 31% | 63% | 6% | |
| 45 to 59 | 41% | 48% | 11% | |
| 60 or older | 38% | 49% | 13% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 35% | 58% | 6% |
| 45 or older | 39% | 49% | 12% | |
| Gender | Men | 38% | 54% | 8% |
| Women | 39% | 49% | 13% | |
| Marist Poll New York Registered Voters "N=1,029 MOE +/- 3%". Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||