Siena
College, Loudonville, NY
For Immediate Release:
Wednesday, April 7, 2004
The Siena
New York Poll for March: Approval Ratings, U.S. Senators
Schumer, Clinton Steady at 60%
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Loudonville, NY – For the second month in a row,
both Senator Schumer and Senator Clinton are tied with a 60% overall
approval rating, according to the latest Siena New York Poll from the
Siena (College) Research Institute (SRI).
The Siena
New York Poll
Approval
Ratings, March 2004 – Siena Research Institute
Do you
approve or disapprove of the way * is handling his/her job as Senator?
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Approval |
Change |
Disapproval |
Change |
DK/No
Op |
Change |
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*Senator
Schumer |
60% |
no
chng |
17% |
+2 |
24% |
-2 |
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*Senator
Clinton |
60% |
no
chng |
24% |
no
chng |
16% |
no
chng |
Senator Schumer’s biggest jump up in approval was among New Yorkers age 55 and older – up 11 points to 72%. He also went down 5 points among New Yorkers under age 55 to 54% - thus widening his approval gap between younger and older New Yorkers to 18 points.
· His highest approval is among Older New Yorkers - 72%; his lowest is among Republicans – 53%.
· His disapproval rating is up 2 points to 17%.
Senator Clinton’s
biggest jump up in approval was among Independents and members of “other”
parties – up 7 points to 55 %.
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Her highest approval is among Democrats (76%); her lowest
is among Republicans (39%).
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Her disapproval rating remained at 24% - her lowest
disapproval ever.
Also in March:
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Senator Schumer led Senator Clinton outside New York City
(57%-55%) and among Republicans (53%-39%), men (57%-56%), older New Yorkers
(72%-65%), and higher income (63%-60%).
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Senator Clinton led Senator Schumer in New York City
(66%-63%) and among Democrats (76%-69%), women (64%-63%), younger New
Yorkers (57%-54%), and lower income (61%-60%).
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New York’s two U.S. Senators, both Democrats, tie with a 55%
approval among Independents and
members of “other” parties.
“Both Senators Schumer
and Clinton seem to be coasting comfortably on the sea of public approval,”
notes Joe Caruso, SRI Director of Polling. “They experienced very little
change in approval among demographic groups in March. Senator Clinton
continues to enjoy the highest approval and lowest disapproval ratings of her
Senate career. Senator Schumer, facing re-election in November, continues
to receive above average approval ratings. Both Senators gained significantly in
approval from among Independents and ‘other’ party members.”
This
SRI survey was conducted during the month of March 2004 by random telephone
calls to 622 New York State residents over the age of 18.
It has a margin of error of +
3.9 percentage points. For more information or comments, please contact SRI
Director of Polling Joe Caruso at 518-783-2901 (office). Survey
Cross-tabulations and frequencies can be found at: www.siena.edu/sri.
The
Siena New York Poll for March 2004:
Approval/Disapproval
Ratings, U.S. Senators
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