2007 Results
Majority Of City Residents Believe The Mayor Is Doing A Good Job!
Williamsville, New York - Goldhaber Research Associates, LLC (GRA) announces that a majority of City of Buffalo residents feel the Mayor is doing a great job in office. GRA measured four facets of the Mayor’s performance: his overall performance, his vision, his ability to implement his vision, and his ability to tackle important issues facing the City.
Across the board City residents responded very favorably; on average, close to two-thirds of all respondents rated the Mayor's overall performance and vision for the city as Good or Excellent. However, while a majority still feels he is able to implement his vision and tackle important issues, there was about a 10% drop in his support from his overall performance and vision ratings. Apparently, at least 4 in 10 Buffalo residents do not think Mayor Brown can implement his vision or tackle important issues such as the economy, crime, and housing. This is even more pronounced among White residents where close to fifty percent rated him negatively in these two areas (compared to approximately 20% of African American residents who rated him negatively in these two areas).
GRA, the area’s largest market and opinion research firm, conducted the poll, which surveyed 411 City of Buffalo residents. The poll was conducted April 19-24, 2007. At the 95% confidence level, this poll has a margin of error of +/- 4.8%.
Q) How would you rate Byron Brown’s…
|
…overall
performance as
the City’s
Mayor in the
last year? |
…overall
vision for the
City of
Buffalo? |
…ability to
implement his
vision for the
City of
Buffalo? |
…ability to
tackle
important
issues facing the city (such
as fiscal
issues,
housing,
crime, etc.) |
Base |
413 |
411 |
411 |
411 |
Excellent |
86
20.8% |
79
19.2% |
67
16.3% |
66
16.1% |
Good |
197
47.7% |
208
50.6% |
176
42.8% |
163
39.7% |
Fair |
100
24.2% |
90
21.9% |
116
28.2% |
120
29.2% |
Poor |
16
3.9% |
19
4.6% |
30
7.3% |
45
10.9% |
Don't know/Refused |
14
3.4% |
15
3.6% |
22
5.4% |
17
4.1% |
Q1: How would you rate Byron Brown's overall performance as the City's Mayor in the last year? [READ
RESPONSES]
|
Ethnicity |
Gener |
|
Total |
White |
Afr. Amer . |
Hisp. |
Asian |
Native Amer. |
Other |
Ref |
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
Base |
413 |
225 |
154 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
413 |
203 |
204 |
Excellent |
86
20.8% |
16
7.1%
--- |
61
39.6%
+++ |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
5
50.0% |
3
23.1% |
86
20.8% |
40
19.7% |
43
21.1% |
Good |
197
47.7% |
112
49.8% |
72
46.8% |
1
20.0% |
0
0.0% |
1
33.3% |
3
30.0% |
8
61.5% |
197
47.7% |
102
50.2% |
94
46.1% |
Fair |
100
24.2% |
78
34.7%
+++ |
14
9.1%
--- |
2
40.0% |
0
0.0% |
2
66.7% |
2
20.0% |
1
7.7% |
100
24.2% |
46
22.7% |
53
26.0% |
Poor |
16
3.9% |
10
4.4% |
3
1.9% |
1
20.0% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
1
7.7% |
16
3.9% |
9
4.4% |
6
2.9% |
Don't know/Refused
(DO NOT READ) |
14
3.4% |
9
4.0% |
4
2.6% |
1
20.0% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
14
3.4% |
6
3.0% |
8
3.9% |
Q2: How would you rate Byron Brown's overall vision for the City of Buffalo? [READ RESPONSES]
|
Ethnicity |
Gener |
|
Total |
White |
Afr. Amer . |
Hisp. |
Asian |
Native Amer. |
Other |
Ref |
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
Base |
411 |
225 |
154 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
411 |
203 |
204 |
Excellent |
79
19.2% |
13
5.8%
--- |
55
35.7%
+++ |
1
20.0% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
6
60.0% |
3
23.1 |
79
19.2% |
40
19.7% |
36
17.6% |
Good |
208
50.6% |
116
51.6% |
80
51.9% |
1
20.0% |
0
0.0% |
2
66.7% |
4
40.0% |
5
38.5% |
208
50.6% |
98
48.3% |
109
53.4% |
Fair |
90
21.9% |
71
31.6%
+++ |
14
9.1%
--- |
2
40.0% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
3
23.1% |
90
21.9% |
50
24.6% |
40
19.6% |
Poor |
19
4.6% |
15
6.7%
++ |
2
1.3%
-- |
1
20.0% |
0
0.0% |
1
33.3% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
19
4.6% |
9
4.4% |
10
4.9% |
Don't know/Refused
(DO NOT READ) |
15
3.6% |
10
4.4% |
3
1.9% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
2
15.4% |
15
3.6% |
6
3.0% |
9
4.4% |
Q3: How would you rate Byron Brown's ability to implement his vision for the City of Buffalo? [READ RESPONSES]
|
Ethnicity |
Gener |
|
Total |
White |
Afr. Amer . |
Hisp. |
Asian |
Native Amer. |
Other |
Ref |
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
Base |
411 |
225 |
154 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
411 |
203 |
204 |
Excellent |
67
16.3% |
13
5.8%
--- |
46
29.9%
+++ |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
4
40.0% |
3
23.1%
|
67
16.3% |
29
14.3% |
35
17.2% |
Good |
176
42.8% |
91
40.4% |
73
47.4% |
1
20.0%
|
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
5
50.0%
|
6
46.2% |
176
42.8% |
88
43.3% |
87
42.6% |
Fair |
116
28.2% |
88
39.1%
+++ |
25
16.2%
--- |
2
40.0% |
0
0.0% |
1
33.3% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
116
28.2% |
63
31.0% |
53
26.0% |
Poor |
30
7.3% |
19
8.4% |
5
3.2%
-- |
2
40.0% |
0
0.0% |
1
33.3% |
1
10.0% |
2
15.4% |
30
7.3% |
15
7.4% |
15
7.4% |
Don't know/Refused
(DO NOT READ) |
22
5.4% |
14
6.2% |
5
3.2% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
1
33.3% |
0
0.0% |
2
15.4% |
22
5.4% |
8
3.9% |
14
6.9% |
Q4: How would you rate Byron Brown's ability to tackle important issues facing the City (such as fiscal issues, housing, crime, etc.) in the last year? [READ RESPONSES]
|
Ethnicity |
Gener |
|
Total |
White |
Afr. Amer . |
Hisp. |
Asian |
Native Amer. |
Other |
Ref |
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
Base |
411 |
225 |
154 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
411 |
203 |
204 |
Excellent |
66
16.1% |
14
6.2%
--- |
45
29.2%
+++ |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
4
40.0% |
2
15.4% |
66
16.1% |
28
13.8% |
35
17.2% |
Good |
163
39.7% |
81
36.0%
- |
71
46.1%
++ |
1
20.0% |
0
0.0% |
1
33.3% |
3
30.0% |
6
46.2% |
163
39.7% |
80
39.4% |
83
40.7% |
Fair |
120
29.2% |
89
39.6%
+++ |
24
15.6%
--- |
1
20.0% |
0
0.0% |
1
33.3% |
3
30.0% |
2
15.4% |
120
29.2% |
65
32.0% |
54
26.5% |
Poor |
45
10.9% |
30
13.3%
+ |
9
5.8%
-- |
3
60.0% |
0
0.0% |
1
33.3% |
0
0.0% |
2
15.4% |
45
10.9% |
25
12.3% |
20
9.8% |
Don't know/Refused
(DO NOT READ) |
17
4.1% |
11
4.9% |
5
3.2% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
0
0.0% |
1
7.7% |
17
4.1% |
5
2.5%
- |
12
5.9%
+ |
Any use of these results must cite Dr. Gerald Goldhaber and Goldhaber Research Associates, LLC
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