Though NY’ers are pessimistic, there is a near-unanimous call for passing anti-corruption bills this session Even though 96 percent of New Yok voters say passing anti-corruption laws is an important end-of-session task for the Legislature, only 31 percent believe it will actually happen, according to a Siena College […]
Polls
Addressing corruption is voters’ top end-of-session priority
Voters overwhelmingly support stripping pensions from legislators and state employees convicted of crimes related to their public jobs; Divided on limiting legislators’ outside income to 15 percent of salary; Strongly pessimistic that anti-corruption legislation passes by June Ninety-seven percent of New Yorkers say it is important for the governor […]
Younger voters feeling the ‘Bern,’ but will they come out to vote?
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has narrowed the lead against former New York Senator Hillary Clinton among likely Democratic voters in New York, however, she still has a double digit lead 52-42 percent, just days before the April 19 primary. This is down from a lead of 55-to-34 percent among registered […]
Q Poll: In upcoming primaries, black votes matter for Clinton; Trump sweeps all groups
With a 65-to-28 percent lead among black voters, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tops Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont 53-to-40 percent among New York state likely Democratic primary voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 12. Meanwhile, one week ahead of New York’s primaries, Donald Trump […]
Mets gaining fans, but NY is betting on a Yanks postseason
With increased success comes increased expectations, especially in the world of sports. This is even truer in the world of New York sports, as evidenced by a new Siena College Research poll out this week. As baseball season begins this week, 45 percent of New Yorkers think the Yankees […]
NY voters: Time to clean house
By a 48-to-34 percent margin, New York state registered voters say all elected officials should be voted out of office so new officials can start with a clean slate to “end political corruption in Albany,” according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. A total of 86 percent of New […]
Q-poll: It’s Bernie’s moment
American voters back Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont over Republican candidates by margins of 4 to 10 percentage points in head-to-head presidential matchups, according to a Quinnipiac University National poll released Feb. 18. The closest Republican contender is Ohio Gov. John Kasich who trails Sanders 45 – 41 percent. Former […]