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FOR RELEASE: AUGUST 12, 2011
 
OBAMA APPROVAL IN NEW YORK CRASH DIVE,QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS;BUT VOTERS BACK PRES OVER UNNAMED GOP CHALLENGER 
 New York State voters disapprove 49 – 45 percent of the job President Obama is doing, a hugedrop from his 57 – 38 percent approval June 29 and the first time the president ever has had anegative score in New York, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.Democrats approve 75 – 19 percent, down from 82 – 12 percent in June. Disapproval is86 – 10 percent among Republicans, compared to a 74 – 23 percent disapproval in June, and58 – 36 percent among independent voters, compared to a slightly positive 49 – 45 percent inJune, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds.Voters split 48 – 46 percent on whether President Obama deserves reelection and say49 – 34 percent they would vote for him over an unnamed Republican.“The debt ceiling hullaballoo devastated President Barack Obama’s numbers even in true blue New York,” said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.“He just misses that magic 50 percent mark against a no-name Republican challenger.”U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand gets a 49 – 27 percent approval rating, down from her all-time high 54 – 22 percent approval rating June 29.Senior Sen. Charles Schumer gets a 56 – 32 percent approval rating.From August 3 – 8, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,640 registered voters with amargin of error of +/- 2.4 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts publicopinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginiaand the nation as a public service and for research.
For more data or RSS feed– http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, orfollow us onTwitter.
Maurice Carroll, Director,Quinnipiac University PollingInstitute(203) 582-5334Rubenstein Associates, Inc.Public Relations 
 
2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charles Schumer is handling his job asUnited States Senator?Tot Rep Dem Ind Men WomApprove 56% 33% 75% 51% 50% 62%Disapprove 32 55 13 38 42 23DK/NA 12 11 12 11 8 15UnionUpStat NYC Sub HsHldsApprove 50% 66% 52% 57%Disapprove 36 23 41 32DK/NA 14 11 7 11TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charles Schumer is handling his job asUnited States Senator? (*High app also 69% Oct 2001)APPROVE.......High LowAug 12 Jun 29 Jun 01 Apr 13 Feb 23 Dec 08 Apr 152011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2004* 1999Approve 56 64 60 55 60 69 51Disapprove 32 24 28 32 26 16 22DK/NA 12 12 12 13 14 15 283. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kirsten Gillibrand is handling her job asUnited States Senator?Tot Rep Dem Ind Men WomApprove 49% 33% 64% 43% 42% 55%Disapprove 27 41 14 32 36 19DK/NA 24 26 22 25 21 26UnionUpStat NYC Sub HsHldsApprove 48% 54% 43% 50%Disapprove 29 21 36 28DK/NA 24 26 20 21TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kirsten Gillibrand is handling her job asUnited States Senator? (*High also 54% Feb 2011)APPROVE.......High LowAug 12 Jun 29 Jun 01 Apr 13 Jan 27 Jun 29 Feb 172011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011* 2009Approve 49 54 53 49 48 54 28Disapprove 27 22 22 26 21 22 10DK/NA 24 24 25 26 31 24 62
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4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht BlkApprove 45% 10% 75% 36% 38% 52% 35% 82%Disapprove 49 86 19 58 56 43 60 14DK/NA 6 4 6 6 6 6 5 4UnionUpStat NYC Sub HsHldsApprove 37% 57% 40% 46%Disapprove 56 36 58 49DK/NA 6 7 3 5TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job asPresident?APPROVE......High LowAug 12 Jun 29 Jun 01 Apr 13 Jan 27 Feb 19 Aug 122011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009 2011Approve 45 57 60 54 53 72 45Disapprove 49 38 35 42 40 17 49DK/NA 6 5 5 4 7 10 611. Looking ahead to the 2012 election for President...If the 2012 election for President were being held today, do you think you would vote forBarack Obama the Democratic candidate, or for the Republican candidate?Tot Rep Dem Ind Men WomObama 49% 6% 85% 38% 42% 56%Republican 34 80 6 35 39 28DEPENDS ON CAND(VOL) 8 8 4 12 8 7DK/NA 10 6 5 15 11 9UnionUpStat NYC Sub HsHldsObama 40% 65% 39% 51%Republican 42 20 41 34DEPENDS ON CAND(VOL) 9 5 10 7DK/NA 9 10 10 8TREND: Looking ahead to the 2012 election for President, If the 2012 election forPresident were being held today, do you think you would vote for Barack Obama theDemocratic candidate, or for the Republican candidate?Aug 12 Jun 29 Jun 012011 2011 2011Obama 49 53 55Republican 34 30 27DEPENDS ON CAND(VOL) 8 11 11DK/NA 10 5 7
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