Maurice Carroll, Director, Quinnipiac University Polling Institute (203) 582-5334 Rubenstein Associates, Inc.

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NEW YORK VOTERS WANT CUOMO TO CLEAN UP CORRUPTION, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS; UPSTATE VOTERS TIP STATE IN FAVOR OF DRILLING
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, not legislative leaders, should take the lead in cleaning up legislative corruption in New York State, voters say 54 32 percent in a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Corruption is a very serious or somewhat serious problem, 79 percent of voters say. Gov. Cuomo is doing an excellent or good job cleaning up legislative corruption, 56 percent of voters tell the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll. A total of 29 percent of voters rate Cuomos clean-up efforts as not so good or poor. Clean-up efforts by legislative leaders are not so good or poor, 63 percent of voters say, while 24 percent say excellent or good. New York State voters oppose 76 17 percent a pay raise for legislators, with overwhelming opposition among every group. Higher pay will not attract better candidates, voters say 81 14 percent. Voters also oppose 48 41 percent public financing of campaigns for governor, other statewide office and the Legislature.
Is legislative corruption a big deal? This poll echoes the headlines. New Yorkers dont

like what they see, said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. More New Yorkers say its Gov. Andrew Cuomos job to clean up the legislatures house, and they give him pretty good marks for doing it. Thumbs down for legislative leaders. Perhaps prompted by the persistent stories of Albany misbehavior, New Yorkers overwhelmingly reject a legislative pay raise. If their pay was raised, would that produce a higher caliber of lawmaker? Thunderously, voters say no. -more-

Quinnipiac University Poll/September 12, 2012 page 2 New York State voters approve 70 16 percent of the job Cuomo is doing as governor, with Republican approval at 66 21 percent, Democratic approval at 73 12 percent and approval from independent voters at 71 15 percent. Approval is 68 19 percent upstate, percent in New York City and 73 13 percent in the suburbs. Cuomo made the right decision to avoid a major role in last weeks Democratic National Convention, voters say 51 20 percent, including 65 7 percent among Republicans, 39 30 percent among Democrats and 57 16 percent among independent voters. A comparison of two Cuomos was prompted by the Democratic convention: Gov. Mario Cuomo lit up the house as the 1984 keynoter while Gov. Andrew Cuomo kept his candle under a bushel. New Yorkers think the current governor was right to take a 2012 back seat. Theres always 2016, Carroll said. Hydro-Fracking By a narrow 45 41 percent, New York State voters say the economic benefits of drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale outweigh the environmental concerns. Republicans support drilling 72 16 percent while Democrats are opposed 54 31 percent and independent voters are divided with 46 percent in favor and 43 percent opposed. Upstate voters support drilling 48 40 percent, up from 43 44 percent in a July 26 Quinnipiac University poll and the strongest upstate support since a 51 39 percent result when the question first was asked August 11, 2011. New York City voters are split with 41 percent for drilling and 44 percent opposed. Suburban voters support drilling 49 39 percent. Drilling will create jobs, voters say 81 12 percent, with no opposition from any group. But hydro-fracking will damage the environment, voters say 48 14 percent, with 37 percent undecided. Upstate voters, who have the most to gain, and the most to lose, have tipped the statewide balance in favor of drilling for natural gas, Carroll said. From September 4 9, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,589 New York State voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 70 13

7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as Governor? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 70% 16 14 Rep 66% 21 12 Dem 73% 12 15 Sub 73% 13 14 Ind 71% 15 14 Men 71% 17 12 Wom 69% 14 17 Wht 73% 14 12 Blk 68% 15 16 Hsp 58% 21 21

UpStat NYC Approve Disapprove DK/NA 68% 19 13 70% 13 16

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as Governor? APPROVE....... High Low Jul 25 Feb 23 2012 2011 73 16 12 56 15 29

Sep 12 2012 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 70 16 14

Jul 25 2012 73 16 12

May 30 2012 71 16 13

Apr 04 2012 68 19 13

Feb 15 2012 69 19 12

8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charles Schumer is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 62% 25 13 Rep 35% 56 8 Dem 77% 8 15 Sub 56% 30 15 Ind 60% 25 15 Men 60% 31 10 Wom 63% 20 16 Wht 61% 28 11 Blk 68% 14 18 Hsp 69% 15 15

UpStat NYC Approve Disapprove DK/NA 57% 31 12 70% 17 14

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charles Schumer is handling his job as United States Senator? (*High also 69% Oct 2001) APPROVE....... High Low Dec 08 Apr 15 2004* 1999 69 16 15 51 22 28

Sep 12 2012 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 62 25 13

Jul 25 2012 61 25 14

May 30 2012 64 26 10

Apr 05 2012 63 25 12

Feb 15 2012 60 29 11

11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 34% 50 15 Rep 22% 66 12 Dem 46% 36 18 Sub 31% 53 16 Ind 29% 58 13 Men 31% 56 12 Wom 37% 45 18 Wht 28% 55 16 Blk 60% 35 5 Hsp 52% 32 16

UpStat NYC Approve Disapprove DK/NA 28% 57 15 43% 41 15

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? (*High also 34% Apr 2007) APPROVE....... High Low Sep 12 Sep 01 2012* 2010 34 50 15 15 75 9

Sep 12 2012 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 34 50 15

Jul 26 2012 31 51 18

Feb 15 2012 29 58 13

Dec 20 2011 26 59 15

Oct 26 2011 25 63 13

12. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York State today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Very satisfied Smwht satisfied Smwht dissatisfied Very dissatisfied DK/NA 5% 47 30 17 1 Rep 2% 28 39 31 1 Dem 9% 61 22 7 1 Sub 5% 49 32 14 Ind 3% 42 35 20 Men 7% 43 31 18 1 Wom 3% 51 29 15 1 Wht 4% 45 31 18 1 Blk 12% 55 25 9 Hsp 8% 50 32 11 -

UpStat NYC Very satisfied Smwht satisfied Smwht dissatisfied Very dissatisfied DK/NA 4% 40 33 23 1 7% 54 26 12 2

TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York State today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT SAT High Low Feb 25 Jun 23 1998 2010 13 60 20 7 1 1 18 33 47 1

Sep 12 2012 Very satisfied Smwht satisfied Smwht dissatisfied Very dissatisfied DK/NA 5 47 30 17 1

Jul 26 2012 4 42 33 21 1

May 31 2012 6 46 28 18 1

Feb 15 2012 3 39 33 25 -

Dec 20 2011 3 39 35 23 1

13. Currently, Democrats control the New York State Assembly and Republicans control the New York State Senate. After the election in November, would you prefer that the Democrats control both houses of the legislature, the Republicans control both houses of the legislature, or would you prefer that control is split as it is today? Tot Democrats Republicans Split DK/NA 38% 21 36 5 Rep 3% 63 31 3 Dem 64% 1 32 3 Sub 31% 26 39 5 Ind 29% 19 43 9 Men 36% 25 34 5 Wom 40% 17 37 6 Wht 33% 26 35 6 Blk 59% 4 34 3 Hsp 48% 13 37 3

UpStat NYC Democrats Republicans Split DK/NA 32% 24 38 6 49% 15 31 5

TREND: Currently, Democrats control the New York State Assembly and Republicans control the New York State Senate. After the election in November, would you prefer that the Democrats control both houses of the legislature, the Republicans control both houses of the legislature, or would you prefer that control is split as it is today? Sep 12 2012 Democrats Republicans Split DK/NA 38 21 36 5 May 31 2012 38 20 37 5 Feb 15 2012 31 21 41 6

44. As you may know, former New York Governor Mario Cuomo was the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention in 1984, while his son Andrew Cuomo chose to play no major role in this year's Democratic National Convention. Do you think Andrew Cuomo made the right decision or is doing the wrong thing? Tot Right decision Wrong thing DK/NA 51% 20 29 Rep 65% 7 27 Dem 39% 30 30 Sub 56% 20 25 Ind 57% 16 27 Men 53% 22 25 Wom 48% 19 33 Wht 55% 16 30 Blk 40% 33 28 Hsp 44% 34 22

UpStat NYC Right decision Wrong thing DK/NA 51% 17 32 47% 24 29

45. Would you support or oppose a pay raise for members of the state legislature, who currently earn a base salary of $79,500 a year? Tot Support Oppose DK/NA 17% 76 7 Rep 15% 80 5 Dem 20% 71 9 Sub 20% 75 6 Ind 16% 79 5 Men 20% 75 4 Wom 14% 77 9 Wht 16% 79 6 Blk 19% 71 10 Hsp 23% 70 7

UpStat NYC Support Oppose DK/NA 10% 85 5 24% 67 9

TREND: Would you support or oppose a pay raise for members of the state legislature, who currently earn a base salary of $79,500 a year? Sep 12 2012 Support Oppose DK/NA 17 76 7 Jul 26 2012 16 80 4

46. Do you think that by raising legislators' pay, they'll be able to attract better candidates or don't you think so? Tot Yes No DK/NA 14% 81 5 Rep 10% 86 4 Dem 17% 76 7 Sub 14% 83 3 Ind 14% 84 2 Men 17% 80 3 Wom 11% 82 7 Wht 9% 88 3 Blk 22% 68 10 Hsp 29% 59 12

UpStat NYC Yes No DK/NA 8% 89 4 21% 72 7

TREND: Do you think that by raising legislators' pay, they'll be able to attract better candidates or don't you think so? Sep 12 2012 Yes No DK/NA 14 81 5 Jul 26 2012 15 80 5

47. Some people say there should be drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale because of the economic benefits. Others say there should not be drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale because of the environmental impact. Which comes closer to your point of view? Tot Drilling No drilling DK/NA 45% 41 13 Rep 72% 16 12 Dem 31% 54 16 Sub 49% 39 12 Ind 46% 43 11 Men 53% 36 11 Wom 38% 46 16 Wht 49% 40 11 Blk 36% 45 19 Hsp 36% 50 13

UpStat NYC Drilling No drilling DK/NA 48% 40 12 41% 44 16

HEARD OF HYDRO-FRACKING Q50 Yes No 41% 47 11 52% 31 17

TREND: Some people say there should be drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale because of the economic benefits. Others say there should not be drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale because of the environmental impact. Which comes closer to your point of view? Sep 12 2012 Drilling No drilling DK/NA 45 41 13 Jul 26 2012 43 44 13 Dec 21 2011 44 45 11 Oct 27 2011 44 43 12 Sep 21 2011 45 41 13 Aug 11 2011 47 42 12

48. Do you support or oppose a new tax on companies drilling for natural gas in the state's Marcellus Shale? Tot Support Oppose DK/NA 51% 34 15 Rep 34% 51 14 Dem 60% 25 15 Sub 49% 35 15 Ind 54% 33 13 Men 53% 38 10 Wom 49% 31 20 Wht 52% 34 15 Blk 50% 34 16 Hsp 47% 38 15

UpStat NYC Support Oppose DK/NA 50% 35 14 53% 32 15

HEARD OF HYDRO-FRACKING Q50 Yes No 56% 31 12 42% 40 19

TREND: Do you support or oppose a new tax on companies drilling for natural gas in the state's Marcellus Shale? Sep 12 2012 Support Oppose DK/NA 51 34 15 Jul 26 2012 47 39 14 Dec 21 2011 57 31 12 Oct 27 2011 55 32 13 Sep 21 2011 51 36 12 Aug 11 2011 59 29 12

49. Do you think that drilling for natural gas in the state's Marcellus Shale will create jobs or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes No DK/NA 81% 12 7 87% 7 5 78% 12 10 Sub 84% 11 5 80% 14 6 85% 10 4 76% 14 10 82% 12 6 79% 12 9 75% 15 10

UpStat NYC Yes No DK/NA 79% 14 6 80% 10 10

HEARD OF HYDRO-FRACKING Q50 Yes No 80% 14 6 83% 8 9

TREND: Do you think that drilling for natural gas in the state's Marcellus Shale will create jobs or not? Sep 12 Jul 26 Dec 21 Oct 27 Sep 21 Aug 11 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 Yes No DK/NA 81 12 7 75 17 8 75 18 7 73 19 9 74 19 7 75 17 8

50. Have you heard or read anything about hydro-fracking? Tot Yes No DK/NA 65% 34 1 Rep 70% 29 1 Dem 58% 40 2 Sub 66% 34 Ind 70% 30 Men 72% 27 1 Wom 58% 41 2 Wht 75% 24 1 Blk 32% 66 2 Hsp 29% 69 2

UpStat NYC Yes No DK/NA 79% 20 1 49% 49 2

TREND: Have you heard or read anything about hydro-fracking? Sep 12 2012 Yes No DK/NA 65 34 1 Jul 26 2012 62 37 1 Dec 21 2011 59 39 1 Oct 27 2011 54 44 2 Sep 21 2011 53 46 1 Aug 11 2011 57 42 1

51. Natural gas drilling companies want to practice hydro-fracking in New York State. Hydro-fracking is the process of pumping water and chemicals into the ground under high pressure to fracture rocks. This releases natural gas trapped in the rocks which is then collected. Do you think hydro-fracking will cause environmental damage or not, or don't you know? Tot Yes/Will damage No/Won't Damage Don't Know REFUSED 48% 14 37 1 Rep 24% 31 43 1 Dem 60% 5 35 Sub 47% 16 35 2 Ind 51% 13 34 1 Men 47% 19 33 1 Wom 49% 9 41 1 Wht 47% 18 35 1 Blk 43% 3 53 Hsp 57% 4 38 1

UpStat NYC Yes/Will damage No/Won't Damage Don't Know REFUSED 47% 16 36 50% 10 40 -

HEARD OF HYDRO-FRACKING Q50 Yes No 56% 19 25 1 34% 5 60 1

TREND: Natural gas drilling companies want to practice hydro-fracking in New York State. Hydro-fracking is the process of pumping water and chemicals into the ground under high pressure to fracture rocks. This releases natural gas trapped in the rocks which is then collected. Do you think hydro-fracking will cause environmental damage or not, or don't you know? Sep 12 2012 Yes/Will damage No/Won't damage Don't Know REFUSED 48 14 37 1 Jul 26 2012 53 12 34 1 Dec 21 2011 55 13 31 1 Oct 27 2011 50 14 35 1 Sep 21 2011 51 13 35 Aug 11 2011 52 15 33 -

52. Do you think the laws covering the sale of guns in New York State should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now? Tot More strict Less strict Kept the same DK/NA 61% 8 28 3 Rep 40% 14 44 2 Dem 79% 4 16 2 Sub 62% 7 29 1 Ind 55% 11 31 3 Men 50% 14 34 2 Wom 72% 3 22 3 Wht 56% 10 32 3 Blk 83% 4 13 1 Hsp 78% 8 13 2

UpStat NYC More strict Less strict Kept the same DK/NA 49% 12 35 4 74% 5 19 2

53. Do you support or oppose limiting the number of handguns an individual can purchase in New York State to one handgun per month? Tot Support Oppose DK/NA 68% 26 6 Rep 56% 37 7 Dem 74% 20 6 Sub 74% 20 6 Ind 72% 23 5 Men 67% 28 6 Wom 69% 24 6 Wht 68% 26 6 Blk 69% 27 5 Hsp 71% 23 6

UpStat NYC Support Oppose DK/NA 61% 33 5 72% 21 7

54. Do you support or oppose public financing of campaigns for governor, other statewide offices and the state legislature? Tot Support Oppose DK/NA 41% 48 11 Rep 28% 60 11 Dem 48% 41 11 Sub 40% 50 10 Ind 43% 49 8 Men 46% 46 8 Wom 36% 50 14 Wht 39% 51 10 Blk 49% 40 11 Hsp 41% 43 16

UpStat NYC Support Oppose DK/NA 34% 52 13 48% 43 9

TREND: Do you support or oppose public financing of campaigns for governor, other statewide offices and the state legislature? Sep 12 2012 Support Oppose DK/NA 41 48 11 Jun 02 2011 45 49 5 Apr 14 2011 41 52 7 Jan 27 2011 40 51 9

55. How much of a problem, if at all, is government corruption in New York State today? Is it a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, a not too serious problem, or not a problem at all? Tot Very serious 36% Smwht serious 43 Not too serious 14 Not a problem at all 2 DK/NA 5 Rep 42% 40 10 2 5 Dem 31% 45 15 2 7 Sub 33% 44 16 2 5 Ind 37% 44 15 3 Men 39% 41 15 2 3 Wom 34% 45 12 1 8 Wht 33% 46 15 1 5 Blk 48% 35 8 6 2 Hsp 43% 40 8 2 7

UpStat NYC Very serious 36% Smwht serious 44 Not too serious 13 Not a problem at all 1 DK/NA 6 38% 42 13 3 5

TREND: How much of a problem, if at all, is government corruption in New York State today? Is it a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, a not too serious problem, or not a problem at all? Sep 12 2012 Very serious 36 Smwht serious 43 Not too serious 14 Not a problem at all 2 DK/NA 5 Oct 2 2007 30 47 16 2 5 Nov 6 2003 28 44 19 3 5

56. Who do you think should have the primary responsibility for cleaning up legislative corruption in New York State, the governor or legislative leaders? Tot The governor Legislative leaders DK/NA 54% 32 14 Rep 52% 34 14 Dem 55% 31 14 Sub 56% 32 13 Ind 53% 33 14 Men 55% 32 13 Wom 53% 32 15 Wht 53% 31 15 Blk 63% 26 11 Hsp 55% 33 13

UpStat NYC The governor Legislative leaders DK/NA 49% 35 16 58% 29 13

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57. How would you rate the job Governor Cuomo is doing cleaning up legislative corruption; excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Tot Excellent Good Not so good Poor DK/NA 6% 50 22 7 15 Rep 3% 51 26 7 14 Dem 9% 49 20 6 16 Sub 5% 56 18 6 15 Ind 5% 51 24 7 13 Men 6% 49 25 8 11 Wom 6% 50 19 6 18 Wht 5% 52 21 6 15 Blk 12% 47 23 8 10 Hsp 6% 42 27 8 16

UpStat NYC Excellent Good Not so good Poor DK/NA 4% 50 21 9 15 8% 46 25 6 15

58. How would you rate the job legislative leaders are doing cleaning up legislative corruption; excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Tot Excellent Good Not so good Poor DK/NA 2% 22 42 21 14 Rep 1% 21 42 22 14 Dem 2% 25 42 17 15 Sub 2% 22 40 23 13 Ind 1% 20 43 24 12 Men 2% 20 42 28 8 Wom 2% 23 41 14 19 Wht 1% 21 42 22 15 Blk 5% 32 38 16 9 Hsp 4% 22 48 11 14

UpStat NYC Excellent Good Not so good Poor DK/NA 2% 20 42 21 15 2% 24 43 19 13

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Q59a. (Summary table for ques 59-66/More likely) If a candidate for public office is a/an -attribute- would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? (This table reports only those saying an attribute makes them more likely to vote for the candidate.) MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR CANDIDATE.......................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp (Attribute) Woman 11 Born-again Christn 7 Atheist 4 African American 3 Gay/Lesbian 3 Muslim 2 Overweight/Obese 1 Mormon 1 4 11 2 1 1 1 1 2 16 7 4 4 5 2 2 1 Sub 8 2 4 1 2 1 2 2 9 3 4 2 1 1 1 5 7 6 5 2 2 1 16 7 3 2 3 1 1 1 8 5 5 1 2 1 1 18 16 2 6 3 2 4 2 20 11 6 13 7 6 3 1

UpStat NYC (Attribute) Woman 11 Born-again Christn 10 Atheist 5 African American 1 Gay/Lesbian 2 Muslim 1 Overweight/Obese 1 Mormon 12 6 4 6 4 3 2 -

Q59b. (Summary table for ques 59-66/Less likely) If a candidate for public office is a/an -attribute- would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? (This table reports only those saying an attribute makes them less likely to vote for the candidate.) LESS LIKELY TO VOTE FOR CANDIDATE.......................... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp (Attribute) Atheist Muslim Born-again Christn Mormon Gay/Lesbian Overweight/Obese Woman African American 28 23 17 13 10 10 2 2 48 46 6 6 21 7 2 2 23 12 20 17 6 11 2 1 Sub 27 26 21 12 7 10 1 1 21 20 20 13 8 10 1 2 25 24 16 12 12 10 2 2 31 22 17 14 8 10 2 2 27 27 20 11 12 10 2 1 30 11 4 22 7 7 2 1 35 20 14 21 8 8 3 6

UpStat NYC (Attribute) Atheist Muslim Born-again Christn Mormon Gay/Lesbian Overweight/Obese Woman African American 33 28 15 12 14 9 1 1 24 16 15 16 9 11 3 3

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59. If a candidate for public office is - a Mormon would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 1% 13 84 2 Rep 2% 6 91 1 Dem 1% 17 79 3 Sub 2% 12 86 Ind 13 86 2 Men 12 86 1 Wom 1% 14 82 3 Wht 11 87 1 Blk 2% 22 74 3 Hsp 1% 21 71 7

UpStat NYC More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 12 86 2 16 81 3

60. If a candidate for public office is - a woman would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 11% 2 87 Rep 4% 2 94 Dem 16% 2 82 Sub 8% 1 90 Ind 9% 1 90 Men 5% 2 92 Wom 16% 2 82 Wht 8% 2 90 Blk 18% 2 79 1 Hsp 20% 3 77 -

UpStat NYC More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 11% 1 87 12% 3 85 -

61. If a candidate for public office is - an atheist would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 4% 28 66 1 Rep 2% 48 47 3 Dem 4% 23 72 1 Sub 4% 27 69 1 Ind 4% 21 73 1 Men 6% 25 68 1 Wom 3% 31 64 2 Wht 5% 27 66 2 Blk 2% 30 68 1 Hsp 6% 35 58 1

UpStat NYC More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 5% 33 60 2 4% 24 71 1

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62. If a candidate for public office is - a born-again Christian would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 7% 17 75 1 Rep 11% 6 82 2 Dem 7% 20 71 1 Sub 2% 21 75 1 Ind 3% 20 76 Men 7% 16 76 1 Wom 7% 17 74 2 Wht 5% 20 74 1 Blk 16% 4 79 1 Hsp 11% 14 73 3

UpStat NYC More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 10% 15 74 1 6% 15 76 2

63. If a candidate for public office is - gay or lesbian would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 3% 10 86 1 Rep 1% 21 76 1 Dem 5% 6 87 1 Sub 2% 7 91 Ind 1% 8 91 1 Men 2% 12 84 1 Wom 3% 8 88 1 Wht 2% 12 86 1 Blk 3% 7 86 4 Hsp 7% 8 86 -

UpStat NYC More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 2% 14 82 2 4% 9 87 -

64. If a candidate for public office is - a Muslim would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 2% 23 73 2 Rep 1% 46 51 3 Dem 2% 12 84 2 Sub 1% 26 72 2 Ind 1% 20 76 3 Men 2% 24 72 2 Wom 1% 22 74 3 Wht 1% 27 70 2 Blk 2% 11 85 2 Hsp 6% 20 73 1

UpStat NYC More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 1% 28 68 3 3% 16 79 3

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65. If a candidate for public office is - very overweight or obese would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 1% 10 88 Rep 1% 7 92 Dem 2% 11 86 1 Sub 2% 10 88 1 Ind 1% 10 89 Men 1% 10 89 Wom 1% 10 88 1 Wht 1% 10 89 1 Blk 4% 7 89 Hsp 3% 8 87 1

UpStat NYC More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 1% 9 90 2% 11 87 -

66. If a candidate for public office is - an African American would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, or less likely to vote for that candidate, or wouldn't it matter to your vote? Tot More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 3% 2 95 Rep 1% 2 96 Dem 4% 1 94 1 Sub 1% 1 98 Ind 2% 2 96 Men 5% 2 93 1 Wom 2% 2 97 Wht 1% 1 98 Blk 6% 1 91 2 Hsp 13% 6 81 -

UpStat NYC More likely Less likely Wouldn't matter DK/NA 1% 1 96 1 6% 3 91 -

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