|   | Registered Voters | |||
| Do you think the way things are done in state government in Albany, do not need to be changed, need minor changes, need major changes or are broken and beyond repair?* | ||||
| Need minor changes | Need major changes | Are broken and beyond repair | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 18% | 71% | 11% | |
| Party Registration | Democrat | 21% | 72% | 7% |
| Republican | 13% | 73% | 15% | |
| Non-enrolled | 21% | 67% | 12% | |
| Poltical Ideology | Liberal | 24% | 69% | 7% |
| Moderate | 15% | 73% | 12% | |
| Conservative | 16% | 70% | 14% | |
| Region | New York City | 24% | 68% | 8% |
| Suburbs | 19% | 69% | 12% | |
| Upstate | 15% | 73% | 12% | |
| Income | less $50,000 | 25% | 65% | 10% |
| $50,000-$99,999 | 13% | 80% | 7% | |
| $100,000 or more | 17% | 68% | 15% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 25% | 65% | 10% |
| $50,000 or more | 15% | 75% | 11% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 23% | 70% | 7% |
| College graduate | 14% | 72% | 14% | |
| Race | White | 16% | 74% | 10% |
| Non White | 29% | 61% | 10% | |
| Religion | Protestant | 23% | 69% | 9% |
| Catholic | 13% | 77% | 10% | |
| Jewish | 23% | 64% | 13% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 42% | 54% | 4% |
| 30 to 44 | 21% | 68% | 10% | |
| 45 to 59 | 12% | 75% | 12% | |
| 60 or older | 11% | 76% | 13% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 28% | 64% | 8% |
| 45 or older | 12% | 76% | 13% | |
| Gender | Men | 16% | 68% | 16% |
| Women | 20% | 74% | 6% | |
| Marist Poll New York Registered Voters "N=805 MOE +/- 3.5%". Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. *There were no responses for "do not need to be changed." | ||||