| Registered Voters | ||||
| Do you approve or disapprove of how Governor David Paterson is handling the crisis in the New York State Senate in Albany? | ||||
| Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 43% | 49% | 8% | |
| Party Registration | Democrat | 47% | 45% | 7% |
| Republican | 34% | 60% | 6% | |
| Non-enrolled | 47% | 46% | 7% | |
| Poltical Ideology | Liberal | 50% | 42% | 8% |
| Moderate | 46% | 47% | 6% | |
| Conservative | 31% | 60% | 9% | |
| Region | New York City | 42% | 49% | 10% |
| Suburbs | 38% | 54% | 8% | |
| Upstate | 46% | 48% | 7% | |
| Income | less $50,000 | 46% | 44% | 10% |
| $50,000-$99,999 | 47% | 47% | 6% | |
| $100,000 or more | 40% | 55% | 5% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 46% | 44% | 10% |
| $50,000 or more | 44% | 51% | 6% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 39% | 53% | 8% |
| College graduate | 46% | 47% | 7% | |
| Race | White | 41% | 52% | 6% |
| Non White | 52% | 41% | 8% | |
| Religion | Protestant | 47% | 47% | 6% |
| Catholic | 38% | 56% | 6% | |
| Jewish | 42% | 48% | 9% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 37% | 54% | 10% |
| 30 to 44 | 41% | 47% | 13% | |
| 45 to 59 | 40% | 57% | 3% | |
| 60 or older | 49% | 44% | 7% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 39% | 49% | 12% |
| 45 or older | 45% | 51% | 5% | |
| Gender | Men | 40% | 52% | 8% |
| Women | 45% | 47% | 8% | |
| Marist Poll New York Registered Voters "N=1,003 MOE +/- 3%". Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||