May 17, 2017 - Mayor de Blasio's Approval Rating Soars, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; He Tops Little-Known Challengers 3-1

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has a 60 - 34 percent job approval rating, his highest score ever, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.





This is a 10-percentage point jump since a 50 - 42 percent approval in a February 28, 2017, survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. The February score was de Blasio's first positive job approval rating in a year.





New York City voters say 57 - 35 percent that de Blasio deserves to be reelected, also the highest score ever.





White voters still disapprove 55 - 39 percent of the job the mayor is doing, but approval among black voters is 80 - 12 percent, with Hispanic voter approval at 70 - 27 percent.





De Blasio buries two declared Republican challengers by margins of 3-1:

63 - 21 percent over Paul Massey;

64 - 21 percent over State Assembly member Nicole Malliotakis.

New York City voters give de Blasio a 58 - 34 percent favorability rating. His Republican opponents are little known, as 81 percent don't know enough about Massey to form an opinion of him and 84 percent don't know enough about Malliotakis.





"Remember all those news stories about how Mayor Bill de Blasio was in political trouble? Well, he ain't," said Maurice Carroll, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





"The mayor's two reputed opponents are unknown and he ranks high on the poll's standard traits and most of the standard issues.





"Stay tuned for a slam-bang mayoral election - four years from now.





"Four-fifths of New Yorkers haven't heard enough about Paul Massey or Nicole Malliotakis to decide whether they like them or not."





A total of 62 percent of New York City voters are "very satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied" with the way things are going in the Big Apple, while 37 percent are "somewhat dissatisfied" or "very dissatisfied."





This is the highest satisfaction rate since a 65 - 35 percent score in a January 17, 2013, Quinnipiac University poll.





Looking at de Blasio's personal qualities, voters say:

56 - 39 percent that he has strong leadership qualities;

59 - 37 percent that he understands their problems;

59 - 31 percent that he is honest and trustworthy.

Voters approve 57 - 30 percent of the way de Blasio is handling relations between blacks and whites and approve 46 - 37 percent of how he is handling the city budget. But the mayor gets a negative 39 - 44 percent approval for his handling of political corruption. President Trump's Approval





New York City voters disapprove 74 - 22 percent of the job President Donald Trump is doing. Republicans approve 75 - 18 percent. All other listed party, gender, borough, and racial groups disapprove by huge margins.





Even voters in traditionally Republican Staten Island disapprove of President Trump 57 - 40 percent.





By an even wider 79 - 12 percent, New York City voters do not want their native son president to spend more time in the city. Even Republicans say stay away 61 - 26 percent. Approval ratings for other officials are:

69 - 25 percent for Gov. Andrew Cuomo;

55 - 18 percent for City Comptroller Scott Stringer;

49 - 18 percent for Public Advocate Letitia James;

44 - 18 percent for City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

From May 10 - 16, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,019 New York City voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points. Live interviewers call landlines 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, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research.





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1. If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Bill de Blasio the Democrat, and Paul Massey the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp de Blasio 63% 9% 84% 50% 61% 66% 48% 80% 74% Massey 21 73 4 29 23 18 35 6 12 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 2 7 4 3 3 4 5 DK/NA 12 13 9 13 11 12 12 9 8 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ de Blasio 68% 62% 72% 59% 44% 69% 61% 64% 60% Massey 17 21 13 24 40 17 21 22 21 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 1 3 - 2 1 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 4 5 2 4 3 1 5 DK/NA 12 14 7 11 13 8 13 12 12

2. If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Bill de Blasio the Democrat, and Nicole Malliotakis the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp de Blasio 64% 13% 83% 52% 58% 69% 48% 80% 73% Malliotakis 21 74 5 28 26 16 35 6 13 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 2 2 8 5 3 3 6 5 DK/NA 10 10 9 11 10 11 12 7 8 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ de Blasio 71% 61% 74% 58% 43% 65% 63% 65% 61% Malliotakis 15 21 13 25 46 21 19 22 23 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 5 3 5 - 6 5 1 4 DK/NA 9 12 8 11 11 7 13 11 11

3. Is your opinion of Bill de Blasio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 58% 15% 74% 47% 55% 60% 39% 80% 63% Unfavorable 34 75 18 45 38 29 53 14 24 Hvn't hrd enough 5 8 4 6 3 6 3 5 8 REFUSED 4 2 5 2 4 4 4 2 5 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 68% 58% 58% 55% 44% 67% 49% 59% 56% Unfavorable 24 32 35 36 52 29 41 32 35 Hvn't hrd enough 5 5 3 6 2 2 5 4 6 REFUSED 4 5 4 3 2 2 5 5 4

4. Is your opinion of Paul Massey favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 6% 14% 3% 6% 7% 6% 6% 7% 7% Unfavorable 12 5 15 10 12 12 10 13 16 Hvn't hrd enough 81 77 80 83 80 81 84 80 75 REFUSED 1 3 2 - 2 1 - - 1 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 7% 5% 5% 8% 9% 6% 7% 6% 6% Unfavorable 11 11 18 8 7 15 14 11 7 Hvn't hrd enough 79 83 77 81 85 79 78 83 85 REFUSED 3 1 1 2 - - 1 - 2

5. Is your opinion of Nicole Malliotakis favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 7% 18% 3% 7% 7% 7% 11% 4% 6% Unfavorable 7 3 8 8 10 5 7 8 6 Hvn't hrd enough 84 76 88 83 81 87 81 88 85 REFUSED 1 2 1 2 2 1 - - 3 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 4% 7% 1% 6% 35% 6% 5% 8% 11% Unfavorable 10 5 12 6 5 7 8 6 7 Hvn't hrd enough 85 87 86 86 59 86 85 85 82 REFUSED 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1

6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Mayor?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 60% 15% 77% 47% 56% 63% 39% 80% 70% Disapprove 34 79 19 42 37 31 55 12 27 DK/NA 6 6 4 10 7 6 6 7 4 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 70% 59% 64% 55% 37% 69% 53% 57% 58% Disapprove 26 33 32 35 57 26 40 35 37 DK/NA 4 7 4 9 6 6 7 7 4

9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Letitia James is handling her job as Public Advocate?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 49% 23% 59% 43% 51% 48% 39% 62% 49% Disapprove 18 36 11 26 20 16 25 13 14 DK/NA 33 41 30 31 29 36 36 25 37 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 50% 49% 49% 49% 54% 40% 53% 51% 51% Disapprove 17 18 16 18 29 21 15 20 17 DK/NA 34 33 34 34 17 39 32 29 32

10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Melissa Mark-Viverito is handling her job as City Council Speaker?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 44% 23% 51% 39% 46% 42% 34% 57% 50% Disapprove 18 37 10 27 22 15 24 10 12 DK/NA 38 40 39 34 32 43 42 33 38 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 40% 38% 51% 51% 36% 42% 44% 46% 44% Disapprove 17 21 12 15 39 20 14 20 20 DK/NA 43 41 37 34 25 37 42 34 37

11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Scott Stringer is handling his job as City Comptroller?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 55% 38% 60% 54% 57% 53% 55% 62% 50% Disapprove 18 36 10 25 23 14 16 18 15 DK/NA 27 26 30 21 20 34 29 20 35 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 53% 53% 65% 48% 53% 49% 44% 63% 60% Disapprove 21 12 13 24 33 22 22 15 16 DK/NA 26 35 22 28 15 29 35 21 25

12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as Governor?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 69% 44% 80% 59% 67% 71% 60% 82% 72% Disapprove 25 49 15 34 29 22 35 16 20 DK/NA 6 8 5 7 4 7 5 3 8 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 76% 66% 69% 67% 68% 65% 75% 70% 64% Disapprove 19 27 26 26 29 32 19 24 29 DK/NA 5 7 6 7 3 4 6 6 8

13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 22% 75% 7% 26% 26% 18% 37% 8% 13% Disapprove 74 18 91 66 69 78 61 83 82 DK/NA 4 7 2 8 5 4 2 9 5 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 15% 29% 9% 23% 40% 25% 20% 18% 22% Disapprove 78 66 88 72 57 69 79 77 75 DK/NA 6 5 3 5 2 6 2 5 4

14. Would you like to see President Trump spend more time in New York City, or not?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 12% 26% 9% 11% 10% 14% 11% 12% 12% No 79 61 85 80 80 77 78 82 80 DK/NA 9 13 6 10 10 9 11 6 8 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes 13% 17% 3% 14% 13% 20% 10% 7% 9% No 78 72 90 77 81 75 81 82 81 DK/NA 10 11 7 9 6 5 10 11 10

15. Do you feel that Bill de Blasio deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Deserves 57% 12% 73% 46% 55% 58% 37% 82% 63% No/Does not 35 81 20 45 38 33 54 13 30 DK/NA 8 8 7 9 7 8 8 5 7 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes/Deserves 63% 59% 59% 55% 35% 66% 51% 57% 54% No/Does not 29 32 37 36 58 27 40 39 36 DK/NA 8 9 5 9 6 7 9 4 10

16. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied 9% 8% 11% 5% 10% 8% 6% 7% 11% Smwht satisfied 53 29 64 48 55 51 55 54 52 Smwht dissatisfied 24 37 18 30 22 26 25 24 26 Very dissatisfied 13 23 7 16 11 14 14 14 10 DK/NA 1 2 1 - 2 1 - 1 - AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Very satisfied 11% 6% 10% 9% 8% 9% 6% 13% 8% Smwht satisfied 49 53 60 54 38 59 54 46 59 Smwht dissatisfied 24 23 20 26 39 23 24 27 18 Very dissatisfied 15 15 10 10 15 10 14 12 15 DK/NA 1 2 - 2 - - 1 1 1

17. Would you say that Bill de Blasio - has strong leadership qualities or not?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 56% 20% 67% 49% 54% 57% 37% 80% 61% No 39 75 27 47 41 37 58 19 31 DK/NA 5 5 5 4 5 6 5 1 8 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes 62% 56% 54% 57% 40% 63% 52% 54% 48% No 31 38 41 39 58 31 43 42 43 DK/NA 8 6 4 4 2 6 5 3 8

18. Would you say that Bill de Blasio - understands the problems of people like you or not?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 59% 15% 76% 48% 53% 65% 43% 74% 68% No 37 84 20 48 43 32 54 23 29 DK/NA 3 1 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes 67% 53% 65% 61% 44% 63% 55% 64% 56% No 30 42 32 36 54 35 40 34 39 DK/NA 2 4 4 3 2 2 4 3 5

19. Would you say that Bill de Blasio - is honest and trustworthy or not?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 59% 19% 75% 48% 56% 62% 47% 74% 63% No 31 73 16 40 33 29 46 15 27 DK/NA 10 8 10 12 11 9 7 11 10 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes 68% 61% 63% 53% 42% 68% 53% 60% 54% No 27 29 28 32 50 22 37 30 36 DK/NA 6 10 9 15 8 10 10 10 10

22. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor de Blasio is handling - relations between blacks and whites?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 57% 28% 71% 43% 55% 58% 48% 70% 57% Disapprove 30 60 17 43 36 26 43 17 23 DK/NA 13 12 12 14 9 16 9 14 19 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 60% 56% 61% 58% 32% 53% 58% 63% 53% Disapprove 22 29 27 32 61 34 28 27 33 DK/NA 18 14 13 10 6 13 14 10 13

23. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor de Blasio is handling - relations between the police and the community?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 51% 18% 66% 38% 50% 53% 45% 61% 52% Disapprove 42 75 27 55 46 38 48 36 37 DK/NA 7 7 7 7 4 9 7 3 11 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 60% 53% 57% 45% 29% 41% 52% 56% 57% Disapprove 35 41 35 45 69 53 42 37 35 DK/NA 5 6 8 9 2 6 6 8 8

24. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor de Blasio is handling - the city budget?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 46% 11% 58% 39% 44% 47% 36% 59% 44% Disapprove 37 74 23 46 42 32 45 26 37 DK/NA 17 15 19 15 14 20 19 16 18 AREA............................. AGE IN YRS.............. Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 45% 44% 53% 44% 38% 45% 43% 52% 42% Disapprove 33 37 28 41 53 41 40 32 35 DK/NA 21 19 18 15 9 14 17 16 23

25. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor de Blasio is handling - political corruption?