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College Research Ins1tute/Newsday/News 12

October 11-17, 2012
627 Rockland and Westchester County Registered Voters MOE +/- 3.9%
601 Rockland and Westchester County Likely Voters MOE +/- 4.0%
Q20. Now switching to some local issues, as you think about the taxes you pay locally, do you think what you pay in taxes is fair, that you pay too much or that you really don't pay enough in taxes considering the services that you receive here in [Rockland/Westchester]
County?
Party
County
Gender
Age
PoliVcal View
Union HH
Children in HH
Religion
Income
Likely
Ind/
$50K-
Total Voters Dem Rep Other Rockland Westchester
M
F
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+
Lib Mod Conserv Yes
No
Yes
No
Cath Jewish Prot Other <$50K $100K $100K+
Fair
33%
33%
41% 21% 28%
27%
35%
34% 32% 38% 33% 28% 37% 49% 30%
22%
29% 34%
29%
34%
27%
39%
33% 37%
34%
36%
32%
Too much
64%
63%
54% 78% 70%
70%
62%
62% 65% 59% 63% 71% 58% 46% 67%
76%
69% 63%
68%
62%
71%
57%
64% 57%
61%
62%
65%
Don't pay enough
1%
1%
2%
0%
0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
2%
2%
1%
0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
1%
3%
1%
0%
1%
2%
Don't know/No opinion
2%
2%
3%
1%
3%
1%
3%
3%
2%
1%
2%
1%
4%
3%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
3%
0%
5%
5%
1%
1%
Q25. Are you in favor or opposed to the consolidaVon of local school districts into larger administraVve enVVes?
Party
County
Likely
Ind/
Total Voters Dem Rep Other Rockland Westchester
Favor
30%
30%
32% 28% 31%
31%
30%
Opposed
58%
59%
56% 61% 61%
55%
59%
Don't know/No opinion
11%
11%
12% 10%
8%
13%
11%

Gender
M
35%
54%
10%

F
26%
62%
12%

Age
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+
30% 30% 33% 28%
59% 64% 59% 53%
11%
6%
8%
18%

PoliVcal View
Lib
26%
59%
15%

Mod
30%
62%
9%

Conserv
35%
55%
10%

Union HH
Yes
32%
57%
11%

No
30%
59%
11%

Children in HH
Yes
30%
64%
6%

No
30%
56%
14%

Religion
Cath
31%
60%
10%

Jewish
30%
59%
11%

Prot
32%
58%
10%

Income
$50K-
Other <$50K $100K $100K+
28%
34%
28%
32%
57%
53%
58%
60%
15%
12%
14%
8%

Q26. And what about other public services like public safety, emergency services, roadwork and administraVve work? Are you in favor of regional consolidaVon of those types of public services or would you like to see things remain as they are today?
Party
County
Gender
Age
PoliVcal View
Union HH
Children in HH
Religion
Income
Likely
Ind/
$50K-
Total Voters Dem Rep Other Rockland Westchester
M
F
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+
Lib Mod Conserv Yes
No
Yes
No
Cath Jewish Prot Other <$50K $100K $100K+
In favor of regional consolidaVon
45%
47%
45% 48% 46%
45%
46%
52% 40% 42% 49% 51% 40% 49% 43%
46%
49% 44%
50%
43%
45%
45%
43% 49%
34%
47%
49%
45%
44%
42% 46% 48%
48%
45%
40% 51% 54% 40% 44% 47% 40% 49%
47%
44% 46%
42%
47%
50%
44%
48% 37%
56%
43%
46%
Like to see things remain as they are today
Don't know/No opinion
9%
9%
13%
6%
6%
7%
10%
8%
10%
4%
10%
6%
13% 12%
8%
7%
7%
10%
8%
10%
5%
11%
9%
14%
10%
10%
6%

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