NEW YORK CITY VOTERS LIKE CUOMO MORE THAN de BLASIO, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS; VOTERS SAY NO TO HORSE BAN, YES TO CELL PHONES IN SCHOOL

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1 Maurice Carroll, Assistant Director, Quinnipiac University Poll (203) Rubenstein Associates, Inc. Public Relations Contact: Pat Smith (212) FOR RELEASE: JANUARY 16, 2015 NEW YORK CITY VOTERS LIKE CUOMO MORE THAN de BLASIO, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS; VOTERS SAY NO TO HORSE BAN, YES TO CELL PHONES IN SCHOOL The yawning racial gaps persist as New York City voters approve percent of the job Mayor Bill de Blasio is doing, continuing a string of under-50 percent approval ratings, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. With a much smaller racial divide, Gov. Andrew Cuomo gets a percent approval rating in New York City, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds. Mayor de Blasio s approval is percent among black voters and percent among Hispanic voters, while white voters disapprove percent. Democrats approve of the mayor percent while disapproval is percent among Republicans and percent among independent voters. Approval ranges from a high of percent in Manhattan to a percent disapproval rating in Staten Island. Gov. Cuomo sweeps the board, with approval ratings of percent among black voters, percent among whites voters and percent among Hispanic voters. He is up by big margins in each borough and even wins percent among Republicans. Mayor Bill de Blasio must look with envy at Gov. Andrew Cuomo s approval rating, said Quinnipiac University Poll Assistant Director Maurice Carroll. In the city, Mayor de Blasio inches up toward that magic 50 percent job approval mark while Gov. Cuomo soars, even scoring two-thirds approval among Republicans. Let s see how this translates into getting help in Albany for New York City needs. The mayor can t seem to shake that racial tale of two cities that characterizes his administration. Black voters approve 5-1; Hispanic voters approve by 19 percentage points and white voters disapprove almost more-

2 Quinnipiac University Poll/January 16, 2015 page 2 New York City voters say percent that Mayor de Blasio should not ban horsedrawn carriages, continuing a year-long trend of Quinnipiac University polls showing strong support for horses. None of the listed groups comes close to supporting the ban. Voters approve percent of the decision to allow public school students to bring cell phones to school. All party, gender, race, borough and age groups approve, except Republicans, who are opposed, and voters over 65 years old, who are divided. New Yorkers approve de Blasio s decision to allow cell phones in schools. They continue to say neigh to his plan to ban horse-drawn carriages, Carroll said. Race Relations in New York City With black and white voters divided, voters say percent that there has been significant progress toward Martin Luther King s dream of racial equality. There has been significant progress, white voters say percent and Hispanic voters say percent. Only 49 percent of black voters see progress, while 48 percent say there has been no progress. Voters are divided percent on whether race relations in New York City are generally good or generally bad. White, black and Hispanic voter numbers are similar. Voters approve percent of the way de Blasio is handling relations between blacks and whites. But 37 percent of voters say race relations are getting worse, while 16 percent say they are getting better and 45 percent say they are about the same. New York City voters approve percent of the job City Comptroller Scott Stringer is doing, his lowest grade so far and the first time his approval is below the mayor s. Voters approve percent of the job Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina is doing and approve percent of the job de Blasio is doing handling the public schools. From January 7 14, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,182 New York City voters, with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines 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. For more information, visit call (203) , or follow us on 2

3 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Mayor? Approve 49% 22% 62% 37% 47% 51% 32% 78% 54% Disapprove DK/NA Approve 51% 48% 60% 45% 24% 48% 52% 51% 43% Disapprove DK/NA TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Mayor? TREND: Additional trend data available on website. Table for Mayors job approval by race through Jan 16 Dec 18 Nov 18 Aug 26 Jun 11 Mar 18 Jan Approve Disapprove DK/NA Do you approve or disapprove of the way Carmen Farina is handling her job as New York City Schools Chancellor? Approve 39% 26% 46% 32% 39% 39% 30% 49% 48% Disapprove DK/NA Approve 53% 36% 37% 37% 35% 38% 43% 37% 36% Disapprove DK/NA TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Carmen Farina is handling her job as New York City Schools Chancellor? Jan 16 Dec 18 Nov 18 Aug 26 Jun 11 Mar Approve Disapprove DK/NA

4 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Scott Stringer is handling his job as City Comptroller? Approve 46% 36% 52% 42% 48% 44% 48% 54% 39% Disapprove DK/NA Approve 43% 42% 53% 48% 39% 32% 43% 51% 57% Disapprove DK/NA TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Scott Stringer is handling his job as City Comptroller? Jan 16 Dec 18 Nov 18 Aug 26 Jun 11 Mar Approve Disapprove DK/NA Do you approve or disapprove of the way Andrew Cuomo is handling his job as Governor? Approve 71% 66% 78% 63% 70% 71% 66% 79% 70% Disapprove DK/NA Approve 77% 67% 66% 75% 71% 61% 70% 74% 77% Disapprove DK/NA 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? Very satisfied 8% 6% 10% 6% 9% 7% 7% 10% 10% Smwht satisfied Smwht dissatisfied Very dissatisfied DK/NA Very satisfied 12% 9% 8% 5% 6% 1% 9% 13% 6% Smwht satisfied Smwht dissatisfied Very dissatisfied DK/NA

5 TREND: 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? VERY+SMWHT... High Low Jan 16 Dec 18 Nov 18 Aug 26 Jun 11 Feb 11 Jul Very satisfied Smwht satisfied Smwht dissatisfied Very dissatisfied DK/NA Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor de Blasio is handling - the public schools? Approve 48% 29% 59% 37% 47% 48% 37% 66% 50% Disapprove DK/NA Approve 56% 52% 49% 42% 25% 43% 51% 50% 45% Disapprove DK/NA TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor de Blasio is handling the public schools? Jan 16 Dec 18 Nov 18 Aug 26 Jun 11 Mar Approve Disapprove DK/NA Do you think Mayor de Blasio should or should not ban horse drawn carriages from New York City? Should ban 25% 21% 29% 20% 25% 25% 21% 24% 33% Should not DK/NA Should ban 24% 23% 30% 23% 21% 32% 28% 21% 20% Should not DK/NA

6 TREND: Do you think Mayor de Blasio should or should not ban horse drawn carriages from New York City? Jan 16 Dec 18 Nov 19 Sep 02 Jun 11 Mar 19 Jan Should ban Should not DK/NA Do you approve or disapprove of the decision to allow public school students to bring cell phones to school? Approve 54% 45% 55% 55% 53% 54% 50% 57% 59% Disapprove DK/NA Approve 53% 56% 53% 51% 60% 72% 52% 50% 45% Disapprove DK/NA Do you think race relations in New York City today are generally good or generally bad? Good 46% 31% 52% 45% 59% 35% 48% 46% 46% Bad DK/NA Good 43% 49% 50% 44% 34% 52% 45% 48% 38% Bad DK/NA TREND: Do you think race relations in New York City today are generally good or generally bad? (*High also 59% May 2008) GOOD... High Low Jan 16 Dec 18 Nov 18 Aug 26 May 08 Nov 18 Apr * 2000 Good Bad DK/NA

7 18. Do you think race relations in New York City are getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? Better 16% 7% 18% 15% 21% 11% 15% 17% 17% Worse Same DK/NA Better 19% 16% 17% 13% 11% 12% 17% 19% 13% Worse Same DK/NA TREND: Do you think race relations in New York City are getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? (*High also 25% Jan 2007) BETTER... High Low Jan 16 Dec 18 Nov 18 Aug 26 May 08 May 08 Apr * 2000 Better Worse Same DK/NA Martin Luther King Day is January 19. Do you think there has been significant progress toward Martin Luther King's dream of racial equality, or don't you think so? Yes 59% 57% 60% 60% 67% 53% 65% 49% 57% No DK/NA Yes 58% 56% 62% 62% 58% 66% 60% 59% 51% No DK/NA