| 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 | 20% | 71% | 9% | |
| Party Registration | Democrat | 26% | 64% | 10% |
| Republican | 11% | 84% | 5% | |
| Non-enrolled | 21% | 70% | 10% | |
| Poltical Ideology | Liberal | 27% | 67% | 7% |
| Moderate | 20% | 68% | 12% | |
| Conservative | 13% | 82% | 5% | |
| Region | New York City | 20% | 67% | 12% |
| Suburbs | 20% | 68% | 12% | |
| Upstate | 19% | 75% | 6% | |
| Income | Less $50,000 | 24% | 65% | 11% |
| $50,000-$99,999 | 22% | 73% | 5% | |
| $100,000 or more | 16% | 73% | 11% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 24% | 65% | 11% |
| $50,000 or more | 19% | 73% | 8% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 19% | 74% | 8% |
| College graduate | 20% | 69% | 11% | |
| Race | White | 19% | 74% | 7% |
| Non White | 24% | 59% | 17% | |
| Religion | Protestant | 25% | 67% | 8% |
| Catholic | 18% | 77% | 5% | |
| Jewish | 22% | 65% | 14% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 31% | 51% | 18% |
| 30 to 44 | 14% | 76% | 10% | |
| 45 to 59 | 18% | 75% | 6% | |
| 60 or older | 21% | 71% | 8% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 19% | 68% | 13% |
| 45 or older | 20% | 73% | 7% | |
| Gender | Men | 19% | 73% | 8% |
| Women | 20% | 69% | 10% | |
| Marist Poll New York Registered Voters "N=1,029 MOE +/- 3%". Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||