February 14, 2018 - New York Voters Give Cuomo Half-Hearted Valentine, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Little Love For Cuomo Or Gillibrand White House Run

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As he launches his campaign for a third term, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo gets a 47 - 37 percent job approval rating from voters statewide, with a negative 40 - 47 percent approval rating among upstate voters, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released today.





Today's results are little changed from a July 12, 2017, survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll, showing Gov. Cuomo was at a 46 - 38 percent approval statewide and a negative 37 - 48 percent upstate approval.





In today's survey, Democrats approve 68 - 17 percent, the second poll in row in which he was below 70 percent among Democrats, a low level of same party approval for an elected official. Republicans disapprove 77 - 13 percent. Among independent voters, 41 percent approve and 39 percent disapprove.





New York City voters approve 53 - 27 percent and suburban voters approve 47 - 37 percent.





New York State voters say 50 - 40 percent they are "inclined to vote to reelect" Cuomo.





Only 5 percent of all voters, including 9 percent of Republicans, can correctly name any of the Republican candidates who have announced they are running for governor.





"Only half a box of Valentine's chocolates for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo today," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "Support for Gov. Cuomo is as grey as a February Day. And upstate, it's downright chilly."





Looking at Gov. Cuomo's personal qualities, New York State voters say:

64 - 28 percent that he has strong leadership qualities;

43 - 42 percent, a statistical tie, that he is honest and trustworthy;

49 - 43 percent that he cares about their needs and problems.

19-Year Low for Schumer





New York State voters approve 53 - 35 percent of the job U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is doing, his lowest job approval rating since a 51 - 22 percent score in an April 15, 1999, survey, three months after he took office.





Approval for other elected officials are:

Negative 30 - 65 percent for President Donald Trump, the first time he has hit 30 percent approval in his home state;

52 - 27 percent for U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand;

35 - 17 percent for State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli;

52 - 22 percent for State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman;

42 - 42 percent, including 55 - 41 percent in New York City, for Mayor Bill de Blasio.

"'Proof perhaps that even one the most popular of Senators can get muddied up in today's Washington swamp," Malloy said. "Sen. Chuck Schumer gets the worst approval rating he's seen in nearly 20 years."





Voters say 57 - 21 percent, including 54 - 25 percent among men, that Sen. Gillibrand is doing a good job on the issue of sexual harassment. Voters say 55 - 31 percent they are inclined to vote to reelect Gillibrand this year.





New York State voters say 63 - 28 percent, including 49 - 38 percent among Democrats, they would not like to see Cuomo run for president in 2020.





Voters also say no to a Gillibrand White House run, 58 - 28 percent, including 47 - 35 percent among Democrats.





By an even greater 78 - 15 percent, New York voters say no to a de Blasio run for president, with Democrats opposed 71 - 21 percent.





If they had to choose one of the three to run for president, it would be a toss-up between Gillibrand at 33 percent and Cuomo at 31 percent, with de Blasio at 15 percent.





From February 9 - 12, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,038 New York State voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.9 percentage points, including the design effect. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones.





The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts nationwide public opinion surveys, and statewide polls in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Colorado as a public service and for research.





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

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 47% 13% 68% 41% 42% 51% 46% 32% Disapprove 37 77 17 39 44 30 41 52 DK/NA 17 10 15 20 13 19 13 16 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Approve 34% 53% 47% 52% 35% 43% 39% 59% Disapprove 31 38 43 36 53 39 46 21 DK/NA 35 8 10 12 12 17 14 20 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Approve 40% 53% 47% Disapprove 47 27 37 DK/NA 13 20 17

2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charles Schumer is handling his job as United States Senator?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 53% 22% 77% 44% 48% 58% 57% 39% Disapprove 35 75 12 41 43 28 38 47 DK/NA 12 3 11 16 9 14 6 14 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Approve 36% 57% 57% 62% 43% 54% 49% 60% Disapprove 36 35 39 31 48 35 42 23 DK/NA 28 9 4 6 8 10 9 16 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Approve 51% 57% 49% Disapprove 40 27 41 DK/NA 9 15 10

3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kirsten Gillibrand is handling her job as United States Senator?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 52% 24% 71% 46% 49% 54% 57% 44% Disapprove 27 58 10 32 32 24 31 35 DK/NA 21 18 19 22 20 22 13 20 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Approve 39% 55% 54% 60% 47% 55% 51% 54% Disapprove 18 29 32 28 37 28 33 18 DK/NA 43 17 14 11 16 17 16 28 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Approve 53% 54% 46% Disapprove 31 23 31 DK/NA 17 23 23

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

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 30% 79% 5% 34% 40% 22% 31% 47% Disapprove 65 15 93 59 56 74 66 47 DK/NA 4 5 2 7 5 4 3 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Approve 26% 29% 37% 28% 45% 32% 39% 17% Disapprove 66 67 62 68 51 64 57 79 DK/NA 7 4 2 4 4 4 4 5 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Approve 36% 22% 37% Disapprove 60 73 60 DK/NA 4 5 3

5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Thomas DiNapoli is handling his job as State Comptroller?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 35% 34% 40% 33% 37% 34% 38% 32% Disapprove 17 23 12 19 18 16 15 19 DK/NA 48 43 48 48 45 50 47 49 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Approve 18% 38% 44% 40% 37% 33% 35% 35% Disapprove 23 20 14 12 18 15 17 18 DK/NA 59 41 43 48 44 52 48 47 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Approve 44% 30% 31% Disapprove 15 18 16 DK/NA 41 52 53

6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Eric Schneiderman is handling his job as State Attorney General?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 52% 36% 63% 48% 48% 55% 56% 49% Disapprove 22 35 12 27 30 15 22 23 DK/NA 26 29 25 25 22 30 22 28 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Approve 41% 52% 55% 63% 49% 56% 52% 51% Disapprove 22 26 24 14 29 16 23 22 DK/NA 37 22 21 23 22 28 25 27 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Approve 53% 54% 46% Disapprove 22 21 24 DK/NA 25 25 30

7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Mayor of New York City?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 42% 13% 64% 33% 36% 48% 30% 28% Disapprove 42 77 20 50 53 33 48 55 DK/NA 16 11 16 17 12 19 22 18 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Approve 54% 44% 34% 44% 26% 32% 29% 66% Disapprove 39 42 49 36 58 44 51 27 DK/NA 8 15 17 20 17 24 20 7 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Approve 30% 55% 38% Disapprove 37 41 53 DK/NA 33 4 9

8. Would you be inclined to vote to reelect Andrew Cuomo the Democrat as Governor of New York in 2018, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Inclined 50% 13% 75% 40% 43% 56% 49% 34% No 40 85 15 45 48 33 41 59 DK/NA 10 1 10 15 9 11 10 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Yes/Inclined 37% 54% 52% 53% 37% 47% 42% 62% No 47 38 43 37 55 43 49 26 DK/NA 16 8 5 10 8 10 9 12 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Yes/Inclined 42% 55% 53% No 49 32 40 DK/NA 9 13 7

9. Would you be inclined to vote to reelect Kirsten Gillibrand the Democrat as a U.S. Senator in 2018, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Inclined 55% 18% 78% 51% 49% 62% 60% 46% No 31 77 7 35 40 22 33 45 DK/NA 14 5 15 14 11 17 7 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Yes/Inclined 50% 54% 58% 61% 49% 59% 54% 58% No 28 28 34 31 45 32 38 19 DK/NA 22 18 8 8 7 10 8 23 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Yes/Inclined 53% 59% 53% No 38 21 35 DK/NA 9 19 12

10. Do you happen to know the names of any of the Republican candidates running for Governor this year? (If Yes) Who would that be?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No No 93% 87% 95% 93% 90% 96% 88% 94% Yes/Incorrect name 2 4 1 2 3 1 4 2 Yes/Named correctly 5 9 4 3 6 3 8 4 REFUSED 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 - AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht No 96% 94% 92% 89% 87% 94% 91% 96% Yes/Incorrect name - 2 3 2 4 2 3 - Yes/Named correctly 2 4 4 8 8 4 6 2 REFUSED 2 - 1 - 1 - - 1 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub No 85% 98% 96% Yes/Incorrect name 5 - 1 Yes/Named correctly 10 2 1 REFUSED - - 2

11. Would you like to see Andrew Cuomo run for President in 2020 or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 28% 13% 38% 24% 27% 29% 22% 19% No 63 86 49 67 67 60 71 76 DK/NA 9 1 13 9 6 11 6 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Yes 19% 30% 31% 28% 20% 21% 21% 40% No 66 62 65 62 75 72 74 47 DK/NA 15 8 5 9 5 7 6 13 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Yes 19% 34% 30% No 72 56 63 DK/NA 9 10 7

12. Would you like to see Kirsten Gillibrand run for President in 2020 or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 28% 14% 35% 30% 26% 31% 31% 24% No 58 80 47 58 61 55 61 61 DK/NA 14 6 18 12 13 15 8 15 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Yes 31% 31% 28% 26% 26% 29% 28% 31% No 47 56 60 63 62 61 61 51 DK/NA 22 13 11 10 12 10 11 18 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Yes 27% 33% 22% No 63 53 58 DK/NA 11 14 20

13. Would you like to see Bill de Blasio run for President in 2020 or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 15% 9% 21% 13% 13% 17% 8% 6% No 78 87 71 79 82 74 84 87 DK/NA 7 3 8 8 4 9 8 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Yes 26% 15% 8% 13% 9% 6% 7% 29% No 68 77 86 79 86 84 85 65 DK/NA 6 8 6 8 5 9 7 6 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Yes 8% 26% 9% No 79 73 84 DK/NA 14 1 7

14. If you had to choose one, who would you most like to see run for president in 2020: Cuomo, Gillibrand, or de Blasio?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Cuomo 31% 24% 38% 26% 31% 31% 28% 25% Gillibrand 33 22 36 36 31 35 43 34 de Blasio 15 15 18 13 16 15 8 12 NONE OF THESE(VOL) 17 36 5 20 20 14 19 24 DK/NA 4 2 4 4 3 5 3 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Cuomo 23% 34% 36% 30% 28% 26% 27% 38% Gillibrand 32 37 33 31 34 43 39 24 de Blasio 34 12 9 12 12 7 10 25 NONE OF THESE(VOL) 10 11 20 23 22 20 21 10 DK/NA 1 6 2 4 3 4 4 4 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Cuomo 21% 38% 34% Gillibrand 43 24 33 de Blasio 11 24 6 NONE OF THESE(VOL) 20 12 22 DK/NA 5 2 5

15. Do you think that U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is doing a good job or a bad job of addressing the issue of sexual harassment?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Good job 57% 34% 70% 57% 54% 59% 64% 47% Bad job 21 39 12 23 25 18 21 24 DK/NA 22 26 18 21 21 23 15 29 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Good job 46% 55% 62% 64% 54% 59% 56% 59% Bad job 25 22 22 18 25 20 22 20 DK/NA 29 23 16 18 22 21 21 21 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Good job 62% 57% 49% Bad job 16 19 33 DK/NA 22 24 18

16. Would you describe the job U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer has been doing as Senate minority leader as excellent, good, not so good, or poor?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Excellent 15% 3% 26% 8% 12% 17% 14% 13% Good 41 14 55 39 36 45 43 34 Not so good 17 17 12 24 14 20 15 15 Poor 23 59 4 25 34 13 26 33 DK/NA 5 7 4 3 4 5 2 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Excellent 11% 12% 14% 24% 11% 17% 14% 17% Good 30 42 43 41 35 43 39 42 Not so good 34 15 15 10 13 16 15 21 Poor 16 24 26 22 39 20 29 12 DK/NA 9 7 2 2 3 4 3 8 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Excellent 14% 18% 10% Good 41 42 37 Not so good 11 21 21 Poor 29 15 27 DK/NA 4 5 5

17. Would you like to see U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer do more to stand up against President Trump and his policies, or would you like to see him do more to compromise with President Trump and his policies?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Stand up against 53% 14% 79% 43% 44% 62% 48% 38% Compromise 39 80 15 50 47 32 44 54 NEITHER(VOL) 3 3 1 3 5 1 3 5 DK/NA 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Stand up against 53% 56% 50% 55% 36% 51% 43% 70% Compromise 42 36 41 38 55 42 48 24 NEITHER(VOL) 4 4 3 1 6 2 4 1 DK/NA 1 3 6 5 3 5 4 5 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Stand up against 44% 62% 52% Compromise 45 32 44 NEITHER(VOL) 5 2 2 DK/NA 6 5 2

18. Would you say that Andrew Cuomo has strong leadership qualities or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 64% 41% 78% 61% 61% 67% 64% 56% No 28 51 13 34 33 24 33 38 DK/NA 8 9 9 5 7 8 3 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Yes 55% 69% 67% 63% 56% 65% 60% 71% No 23 28 30 30 38 32 35 16 DK/NA 22 3 3 6 6 3 4 13 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Yes 59% 67% 67% No 37 18 32 DK/NA 4 15 1

19. Would you say that Andrew Cuomo is honest and trustworthy or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 43% 25% 56% 39% 41% 45% 41% 35% No 42 66 25 49 48 36 48 51 DK/NA 15 9 18 12 11 18 11 14 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... Non- 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Wht Yes 33% 43% 46% 50% 37% 40% 38% 51% No 42 43 45 38 54 46 50 30 DK/NA 25 14 9 12 10 14 12 20 AREA............. UpStat NYC Sub Yes 37% 49% 43% No 54 29 46 DK/NA 10 22 10

20. Would you say that Andrew Cuomo cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?