NYS Registered Voters
Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature passed a budget for New York State at the end of March. From what you have read or heard do you think the budget they passed is generally a good thing or a bad thing for business?
Good thing Bad thing Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
NYS Registered Voters 53% 25% 22%
Party Registration Democrat 62% 21% 17%
Republican 49% 35% 17%
Non-enrolled 44% 20% 37%
Tea Party Supporters 47% 35% 18%
Political Ideology Liberal 63% 9% 28%
Moderate 54% 26% 20%
Conservative 41% 44% 15%
Region New York City 56% 22% 22%
Suburbs 64% 20% 17%
Upstate 46% 29% 25%
Income Less than $50,000 49% 23% 28%
$50,000 or more 55% 27% 17%
Education Not college graduate 53% 26% 22%
College graduate 53% 24% 23%
Age Under 45 41% 32% 26%
45 or older 59% 21% 20%
Race White 51% 29% 20%
Non White 57% 17% 25%
Gender Men 55% 27% 18%
Women 51% 23% 26%
Union Member in Household 58% 28% 14%
Interview Type Landline 51% 22% 26%
Cell Phone 57% 33% 10%
NY1/YNN-Marist Poll NYS Registered Voters Split Sample: Interviews conducted April 25th through 29th, 2011, N=386 MOE +/- 5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.