How tight is the race for Nassau executive?
Who will Nassau County voters choose for county executive on Nov. 7? Democrat Laura Curran, Republican Jack Martins or Green Party candidate Cassandra Lems? Here is a breakdown of answers to that question posed in a Newsday/Siena Poll. The survey, which has a margin of error of +/- 3.6 percentage points, involved 742 Nassau registered voters from Oct. 17-22. Mouse over the bars for details, and see the table below for all the categories on the first rating question. And you can read more about the Nassau race here.
The choices
- Curran
- Martins
- Lems
- Don't know/No opinion
All voters, and then by gender and age
By education and income
| Curran | Martins | Lems | No opinion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 41% | 43% | 3% | 13% |
| GENDER | ||||
| Male | 36% | 50% | 2% | 13% |
| Female | 47% | 36% | 4% | 13% |
| AGE | ||||
| Under 55 | 41% | 46% | 4% | 10% |
| 55 + | 43% | 42% | 3% | 13% |
| PARTY | ||||
| Democrat | 79% | 11% | 3% | 7% |
| Republican | 15% | 74% | 2% | 10% |
| Independent / Other | 38% | 38% | 4% | 20% |
| POLITICS | ||||
| Liberal | 78% | 8% | 6% | 8% |
| Moderate | 49% | 37% | 2% | 12% |
| Conservative | 11% | 76% | 2% | 12% |
| EDUCATION | ||||
| No college | 37% | 46% | 2% | 15% |
| College degree | 45% | 41% | 3% | 10% |
| RELIGION | ||||
| Catholic | 30% | 58% | 2% | 10% |
| Jewish | 62% | 28% | 3% | 8% |
| Protestant | 47% | 37% | 3% | 13% |
| Other | 57% | 17% | 5% | 21% |
| INCOME | ||||
| <$50K | 31% | 52% | 3% | 14% |
| $50K-$100K | 50% | 38% | 4% | 8% |
| $100K+ | 42% | 47% | 2% | 9% |
Javascript charts via amCharts. Table via Tableizer