Sentences with phrase «city voters polled»

Twenty - six percent of New York City voters polled said Cuomo was the politician who best reflected their politics, while 30 percent said they more closely identified with de Blasio's.

Not exact matches

In cities and towns where voters opposed legalization, elected bodies such as town councils or boards of selectmen can impose a ban without polling residents.

Voters go to the polls in Melbourne's inner city in the Batman byelection and in the South Australian state election.

A longstanding racial gap over how New York City voters view de Blasio appears to extend to his wife, Chirlane McCray, a new poll suggests.

The same poll found that NYC voters approve 56 - 37 percent of the job Cuomo is doing, and say 58 - 22 percent that he would be better for the city than Cynthia Nixon.

New York City voters approve 48 - 38 percent of the job NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is doing, his lowest grade since a 45 - 46 percent approval rating in January 2017, a new Q poll found.

The fact that such a resolution exists is not a surprise, particularly in light of the fact that voters are so closely divided over this issue — 44 - 43, according to the most recent Q poll, 43 - 41 in NYC, despite the fact that the city's watershed would be protected via a no - drilling zone under the DEC's draft proposal.

City voters prefer a millionaire's tax over congestion pricing as a way to fund the MTA, according to a Quinnipiac poll released on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017.

But that same poll found that Buffalo voters are an unhappy lot over the state of the city, with voters giving him poor grades for his handling of education and employment issues.

Cuomo leads Nixon of New York City by 68 to 21 percent among registered voters, according to the poll released on Thursday, April 12.

Only 12 percent of city voters intend to vote for Paladino, according to a recent Wall Street Journal poll.

«Millionaires are more likely riding to work in Escalades or Town Cars than on the No. 6 train, but New York City voters say that's all the more reason they should pony up funding to make commuting easier for the rest of us,» said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone poll finds that 50 % of Registered New York City Voters continue to view Weiner unfavorably, unchanged from mid-May.

This page provides some of the key economic data for Sheffield City Region as well as voter polling.

A Quinnipiac poll released Oct. 5 had de Blasio with huge leads over the three other candidates vying for City Hall, with 61 percent of likely voters in his corner and just 17 percent for Malliotakis.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio spent Sunday urging voters to head to the polls on Tuesday, as Sal Albanese, his leading rival in the Democratic primary, pushed back against a widely held belief that the incumbent was a shoo - in to win.

If this week is any indication, expect a late - December blizzard of studies, reports and surveys predicting doomsday scenarios for New York's schools, cities and other government entities if a tax cap goes through — despite a poll saying that voters clearly want the mechanism.

A Quinnipiac Poll published Wednesday, which surveyed 955 city voters, found that 56 percent approve of the job Cuomo is doing and 58 percent believe he would be better for the city than Nixon.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County voters will go to the polls Nov. 3 to elect a county executive, comptroller, clerk and legislators in addition to a state Assembly member and Syracuse city officials and town officials.

The Siena college poll finds that while 52 percent of Democrats would vote for Hillary Clinton, compared to 42 percent for Bernie Sanders, Clinton is ahead in voter - rich New York City and surrounding suburbs.

A Clarus Poll released Wednesday evening indicates that challenger and D.C. City Council Chairman Vincent Gray leads Fenty 45 to 38 percent among likely Democratic primary voters, with 14 percent undecided.

Presidential candidates such as New York City real estate mogul Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz are hoping to lure new, anti-establishment voters to the polls, a change that would skew the kinds of voters candidates will face.

Sixty - four percent of registered voters who were surveyed said they support a proposal to increase taxes on the city's wealthiest earners, while only 21 percent favored tolling motorists entering Manhattan, according to the Quinnipiac University Poll released on Friday.

The poll of 1,155 New York City voters was conducted from Oct. 22 through Oct. 28.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio spent today urging voters to head to the polls on Tuesday, as Sal Albanese, his leading rival in the Democratic primary, pushed back against a widely held belief that the incumbent was a shoo - in to win.

The poll found that three out of four New York City voters support raising the minimum wage to $ 15 by 2018.

The poll of 1,310 registered New York City voters was conducted from July 21 through July 28.

A Quinnipiac University poll released on Thursday was a mixed bag for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, with voters there split on the way he is handling his job as mayor.

Next Tuesday, several thousand Bronx voters are expected to head to the polls to elect a new City Council member, but they have to choose from a large crowd of candidates.

The poll found 60 percent of voters in New York City believe the increasingly bitter rift between the two top Democrats has had a detrimental impact on the cCity believe the increasingly bitter rift between the two top Democrats has had a detrimental impact on the citycity.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A day after voters went to the polls in New York City, questions were flying fast and furious about the future political aspiration about men named Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio.

City Comptroller John Liu is the favorite of 7 percent of voters polled while former Councilman Sal Albanese registered in at 1 percent.

Only about four in 10 city voters approved of the job he was doing in a Quinnipiac University poll released last week.

The poll also showed majority support from New York City voters for Cuomo, with 56 % approving of his performance and 37 % disapproving.

Cuomo's strength comes from Democrats as well as New York City voters, according to the Siena Research Institute poll.

The poll found Cuomo was favored by 63 percent of New York City voters, compared with 21 percent for Nixon.

Washington (CNN) A majority of Democratic voters in New York City believe New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo would be better for the city than his primary opponent Cynthia Nixon, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released WednesCity believe New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo would be better for the city than his primary opponent Cynthia Nixon, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednescity than his primary opponent Cynthia Nixon, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.

More than half of city voters say the mayor has lost focus after taking office for the third time in 2010, according to a new Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday.

At an oversight hearing of the City Council's governmental operations committee in February 2014, new DOI Commissioner Mark Peters testified that his office found issues of gross nepotism, pressure on staff to engage in political activities, deficient voter rolls, poorly trained poll workers, and inadequate, inefficient, and outdated procedures.

Several voters at the same polling place said they cast their ballots for de Blasio because they felt he was more in touch with the public and would steer the city in a better direction.

ALBANY — A poll released Tuesday has Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo matching his lowest favorability among voters since taking office in 2011, but because of strong Democratic and New York City support, he remains well positioned to fend off a primary challenge from Cynthia Nixon.

The poll shows a majority of New York City voters believe Bloomberg lost his focus during his third term.

The poll found 62 percent of New York City voters disapprove of Cuomo's handling of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with 32 percent approving.

Forty - nine percent of voters in New York disapproved of how Gov. Andrew Cuomo is handling mass transit in the state, while a plurality also disapproved of a proposed congestion pricing plan that is aimed at raising money for trains and buses in New York City, according to a Quinnipiac University poll on Thursday.

«Cities that have adopted instant runoff voting to eliminate runoffs have not only saved millions of dollars but have also improved their democracies by making sure that we are electing our leaders in an election where the most voters, the most diverse voters, are at the polls at one time,» said Grace Ramsey, deputy outreach director for FairVote, a nonpartisan advocacy group, at the news conference.

John Sparks Jay, back in July, 51 % of registered voters in New York City told The Marist Poll it was time to oust Mayor Michael Bloomberg from office and elect someone else.

The NBC 4 New York / Wall Street Journal / Marist poll was conducted on July 24, with 1,199 New York City adults, including 970 registered voters and 551 registered Democrats, questioned by telephone.

Mr. de Blasio's mediocre poll numbers are racially split — he's unpopular with white voters but highly popular with black and Hispanic voters, a growing population in the city that is expected to cushion Mr. de Blasio at the polls come time for reelection.

Our NY1 / Baruch College City Poll shows 49 percent of likely voters are backing de Blasio, while 16 percent are with Malliotakis.

If a poll is going to ask about race relations in our City, then it should be more inclusive of minority voters.