Sentences with phrase «percent of voters»

Forty - two percent of voters surveyed believe the measure can reduce wrongdoing in politics.

While 57 percent of voters view Funke favorably, only 44 percent view O'Brien favorably, and 48 percent view him unfavorably.

Greenberg said 38 percent of voters trust SED the most to set education policy, followed by 23 percent who trust the Regents most, 18 percent who trust Cuomo, and eight percent who trust the Legislature.

Seventy percent of voters support the idea of continuing the 2 percent property tax cap, and support cuts across both regional and party lines.

The Siena poll this morning found that 59 percent of voters support the coalition as it stands now, including 56 percent of Democrats and 53 percent of Republicans.

Meanwhile, 53 percent of voters are ready to re-election him, with 36 percent backing a generic «someone else.»

Both his would - be GOP opponents, Gary Berntsend and Jay Townsend, are unknown to 80 percent of voters.

He's the only incumbent with a positive re-elect number — 55 percent of voters say they're ready to send him back to Washington, D.C.. His favorability rating is up to 60 - 28, compared to 54 - 32 in June.

And as Cuomo prepares to run for a third term with a massive $ 30 million war chest and against what are expected to be little - known Republican rivals, 55 percent of voters are prepared to re-elect him, compared with 36 percent who prefer a generic «someone else.»

A year and a half away from facing voters again — this time for a full six - year term, and not merely the remainder of former Sen. Hillary Clinton's term — 52 percent of voters, including a plurality of Republicans, say they are prepared to re-elect Gillibrand.

Paul LePage is governor because an independent candidate forced a three - way race, meaning he was elected by less than 40 percent of the voters.

He's currently leading Republican opponent Harry Wilson by a 45 - 22 percent margin, though 33 percent of voters are undecided.

Thirty - eight percent of voters say they are opposed to fracking, while 35 percent of those polled back the drilling method.

Funke continues to have a far stronger favorability rating than O'Brien, although 39 percent of voters now view him unfavorably — up from 23 percent.

He has the support of 22 percent of voters and Rice is supported by 20 percent, with the other candidates in single digits and Schneiderman finishing last, behind Richard Brodsky and Eric Dinallo.

The poll found, not surprisingly, that 82 percent of voters would oppose a pay increase for the Legislature, 15 percent backing such a move.

But New York voters are also potentially receptive to Trump's push on infrastructure, with 64 percent of voters expecting it to improve under the new administration.

Only 30 percent of voters believed she would be able to working with members of both parties on behalf of the Hudson Valley, while 43 percent said Maloney is able to cross party lines to get things done.

Meanwhile, 30 percent of voters believe the governor doesn't achieve consensus on key issues, while 22 percent believe he jumps from issue to issue without a plan.

But gay marriage advocates point to high poll numbers in support for the issue, with one showing 58 percent of voters believing same - sex marriage should be legalized.

Turnout is always a key, especially in special elections, where no more than 15 percent of voters typically cast ballots.

Forty - one percent of voters believe Cuomo is doing a good or excellent job, while 58 percent told Siena the governor's job performance has been fair or poor.

Fifty - one percent of voters say the state attorney general is most trusted to combat corruption, while 34 percent point to federal prosecutors.

Cuomo's favorability rating, meanwhile, remained more or less steady: 54 percent hold a favorable view of him while 37 percent of voters do not — up slightly from last month.

The poll in question found 76 percent of voters felt the lack of transparency surrounding major policy deals on pension reform, redistricting, expansion of casino gambling and the DNA database was a «very serious» or «somewhat serious» problem.

Wednesday's Quinnipiac poll showed Andrew Cuomo still far ahead in the race for governor, with 51 - percent of voters supporting him and Rob Astorino getting 31 - percent.

Ethics reform, including campaign finance law changes, in exchange for a pay raise still lacks support, with 57 percent of voters not backing that proposal.

Extending the so - called millionaires tax, due to expire at the end of the year, draws support from 74 percent of voters, including 61 percent of Republicans and 70 percent of independents.

The poll found 56 percent of voters believe corruption remains a top problem for the state government to tackle, while 31 percent believe it is a «somewhat serious problem.»

On key issues facing the state — reducing corruption, improving public education, balancing upstate and upstate concerns, improving infrastructure, growing the economy and planning for the state's future — only between 23 percent and 35 percent of voters believe the governor has done a good or excellent job.

The poll found support across the political spectrum for issues like a $ 2 billion clean water bond fund, with 89 percent of voters in support.

February 17th polling showed that 61 percent of voters said Clinton was honest and trustworthy, while 87 percent said that of Sanders.

Only 41 percent of voters said the mayor was doing a good job, while 52 percent said he wasn't.

The fracking ban has the least support among suburban voters, where the ban has the backing of 52 percent of voters.

More than 75 percent of voters back extending tax rates that are due to expire on those who earn more than $ 1 million as well allowing ride - hailing apps like Lyft and Uber to operate outside of New York City.

His opponents — Gary Berntsen, George Maragos, Jim Staudenraus and Jay Townsend — are all unknown to more than 84 percent of voters, and 88 percent of Republicans.

Only 8 percent of voters said they trusted the often - maligned Joint Commission on Public Ethics, a lobbying and ethics regulator which has appointees of the governor and legislative leaders.

Trading a minimum wage increase for a legislative pay raise is rated a «bad idea» by 70 percent of voters.

Meanwhile, 47 percent of voters are ready to back the governor for a third term, which is he is seeking next year.

The budget season in Albany was an especially brutal and contentious one this April, and only 22 percent of voters found the spending plan approved to be excellent or good and 23 percent believe it is a «poor» budget.

But, as Zambelli (and Gannett's John Campbell) noted, a subsequent Siena poll found 40 percent of voters believe Cuomo has made state government more open and transparent since he took office.

Her job performance is split among people we polled, with 48 percent of voters saying she's done an excellent or good job, while 49 percent say she's done a fair or poor job.

In October, 35 percent of voters felt that way.

A Siena Research Institute poll in December found 57 percent of voters viewed him favorably, compared to 28 percent who had an unfavorable view and 15 percent who had no opinion.

A Quinnipiac University poll published Wednesday shows that 15 percent of voters approve of the Republican's job performance.

The poll found that 42 percent of voters believed that Bloomberg's ability to spend millions of his own dollars gave him an unfair advantage, while 87 percent of those polled did not know enough about Avella to form an opinion.

What's more, the poll found Cuomo viewed favorably by just 50 percent of all voters and only 43 percent of male voters.

Similarly, 47 percent of voters said they would prefer «someone else» to re-electing their state senator, which is down from last month's 51 percent.

That system is part of the problem, according to 67 percent of voters polled.

«Nobody thinks former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner will pack it in, but 55 percent of all voters wish he'd go away and 51 percent of Democrats say they'd never vote for him,» Carroll added in a news release about the poll.