Registered Voters
Which comes closer to your view, building an Islamic community center and prayer space two blocks from the site of the World Trade Center:
Helps people better understand the teachings of Islam and the Muslim religion Offends the memory of the 9-11 victims and their families Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 34% 50% 16%
Party Registration Democrat 37% 47% 16%
Republican 20% 68% 12%
Non-enrolled 37% 47% 16%
Political Ideology Liberal 44% 40% 16%
Moderate 33% 57% 10%
Conservative 24% 57% 19%
Gender Men 43% 42% 15%
Women 26% 57% 17%
Race White 25% 63% 11%
African American 39% 46% 15%
Latino 32% 45% 23%
Religion Protestant 38% 45% 17%
Catholic 24% 59% 16%
Jewish 19% 67% 14%
White Catholics White Catholics 19% 77% 4%
All Else 29% 52% 19%
Age Under 45 44% 41% 15%
45 or older 27% 58% 15%
Education Not college graduate 26% 57% 17%
College graduate 42% 44% 14%
Household Income Less than $50,000 30% 54% 16%
$50,000 or more 39% 47% 13%
NYC Borough Bronx 19% 49% 32%
Brooklyn 28% 56% 16%
Manhattan 55% 32% 13%
Queens and Staten Island 33% 56% 10%
August 2010 Marist Poll New York City Registered Voters "N=696 MOE +/- 4%". Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.