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 35% 54% 11%
Party Registration Democrat 39% 50% 11%
Republican 14% 76% 10%
Non-enrolled 42% 51% 7%
Political Ideology Liberal 55% 36% 9%
Moderate 31% 58% 11%
Conservative 23% 70% 7%
Gender Men 38% 52% 10%
Women 33% 56% 11%
Race White 33% 54% 13%
African American 36% 56% 8%
Latino 33% 59% 9%
Religion Protestant 30% 59% 11%
Catholic 32% 60% 8%
Jewish 22% 72% 6%
Age Under 45 40% 51% 10%
45 or older 32% 58% 10%
Education Not college graduate 29% 63% 8%
College graduate 44% 45% 11%
Household Income Less than $50,000 32% 59% 8%
$50,000 or more 41% 50% 9%
NYC Borough Bronx 41% 52% 6%
Brooklyn 33% 58% 8%
Manhattan 37% 53% 10%
Queens and Staten Island 34% 52% 14%
Favor Building Islamic Center 68% 22% 10%
Oppose Building Islamic Center 10% 86% 4%
September 2010 Marist Poll New York City Registered Voters "N=616 MOE +/- 4%". Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.