Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of how Governor David Paterson is handling the state's budget?
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Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 30% 59% 11%
Party Registration Democrat 36% 52% 12%
Republican 22% 69% 9%
Non-enrolled 30% 62% 8%
Poltical Ideology Liberal 32% 56% 11%
Moderate 31% 59% 10%
Conservative 27% 64% 9%
Gender Men 33% 57% 10%
Women 27% 62% 11%
Race White 27% 62% 11%
African American 48% 40% 12%
Latino 40% 57% 3%
Age Under 45 28% 62% 10%
45 or older 31% 58% 11%
Education Not college graduate 26% 66% 9%
College graduate 34% 54% 11%
Household Income Less than $50,000 32% 55% 13%
$50,000 or more 31% 61% 9%
Region New York City 34% 54% 13%
Suburbs 29% 61% 10%
Upstate 29% 62% 9%
Marist Poll New York State Registered Voters "N=1,045 MOE +/- 3%"