Yang Mayoral

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January 2021

SCREENING QUESTIONS

1) What is your age?

Under 18 [TERMINATE]
18-24 9%
25-34 14%
35-44 13%
45-54 16%
55-64 21%
65 or older 27%

2) Are you currently registered to vote in New York City?

Yes, as a Republican [TERMINATE]

Yes, as a Democrat 100%
Yes, as a member of the Working Families Party [TERMINATE]
Yes, with a different political party [TERMINATE]
Yes, as an independent or unaffiliated voter [TERMINATE]
No, I am not registered to vote in New York City [TERMINATE]
Not sure [TERMINATE]

3) How likely are you to vote in the 2021 Democratic primary for Mayor of New York City?

Absolutely certain 65%

Very likely 27%
Possibly 8%
Not very likely [TERMINATE]
Not at all likely [TERMINATE]
Not sure [TERMINATE]

4) How did you vote in the 2020 election for President?

Joe Biden 87%

Donald Trump 8%
Some other candidate 2%
Didn’t vote 1%
Not sure 2%

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FAVORABILITY

5) Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of the following people?

[RANDOMIZE]

• Andrew Cuomo

TOTAL FAVORABLE 85%

TOTAL UNFAVORABLE 13%

Very favorable 46%

Somewhat favorable 39%
Somewhat unfavorable 6%
Very unfavorable 7%
Never heard this name 1%
Not sure 1%

• Bill de Blasio

TOTAL FAVORABLE 39%

TOTAL UNFAVORABLE 56%

Very favorable 11%

Somewhat favorable 28%
Somewhat unfavorable 31%
Very unfavorable 25%
Never heard this name 1%
Not sure 4%

• Andrew Yang

TOTAL FAVORABLE 65%

TOTAL UNFAVORABLE 13%

Very favorable 25%

Somewhat favorable 40%
Somewhat unfavorable 9%
Very unfavorable 4%
Never heard this name 8%
Not sure 14%

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• Scott Stringer

TOTAL FAVORABLE 56%

TOTAL UNFAVORABLE 12%

Very favorable 24%

Somewhat favorable 32%
Somewhat unfavorable 10%
Very unfavorable 2%
Never heard this name 9%
Not sure 23%

• Eric Adams

TOTAL FAVORABLE 33%

TOTAL UNFAVORABLE 13%

Very favorable 10%

Somewhat favorable 23%
Somewhat unfavorable 11%
Very unfavorable 2%
Never heard this name 28%
Not sure 26%

• Maya Wiley

TOTAL FAVORABLE 41%

TOTAL UNFAVORABLE 9%

Very favorable 14%

Somewhat favorable 27%
Somewhat unfavorable 5%
Very unfavorable 4%
Never heard this name 36%
Not sure 14%

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• Raymond McGuire

TOTAL FAVORABLE 8%
TOTAL UNFAVORABLE 8%

Very favorable 3%
Somewhat favorable 5%
Somewhat unfavorable 4%
Very unfavorable 4%
Never heard this name 63%
Not sure 21%

• Shaun Donovan

TOTAL FAVORABLE 26%

TOTAL UNFAVORABLE 8%

Very favorable 9%
Somewhat favorable 17%
Somewhat unfavorable 7%
Very unfavorable 1%
Never heard this name 39%
Not sure 27%

• Kathryn Garcia

TOTAL FAVORABLE 17%

TOTAL UNFAVORABLE 8%

Very favorable 3%
Somewhat favorable 14%
Somewhat unfavorable 6%
Very unfavorable 2%
Never heard this name 45%
Not sure 30%

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• Dianne Morales

TOTAL FAVORABLE 20%

TOTAL UNFAVORABLE 9%

Very favorable 5%
Somewhat favorable 15%
Somewhat unfavorable 8%
Very unfavorable 1%
Never heard this name 51%
Not sure 20%

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HORSERACE

6) In June 2021 there will be a Democratic primary for Mayor of New York City. Please
rank your top five choices for Democratic nominee for Mayor from the following list of
potential Democratic candidates.

[RANDOMIZE]
[RANK TOP 5]

1 2 3 4 5
Andrew Yang 25% 14% 7% 4% 2%
Eric Adams 17% 8% 5% 4% 3%
Scott Stringer 12% 13% 6% 5% 2%
Maya Wiley 8% 7% 6% 2% 3%
Dianne Morales 1% 3% 4% 2% 5%
Raymond McGuire 1% 2% 3% 3% 2%
Kathryn Garcia 1% 3% 4% 5% 4%
Shaun Donovan 1% 4% 4% 3% 3%
Loree Sutton <1% -- -- 2% 3%
Carlos Menchaca <1% 1% 3% 3% 3%
Zachary Iscol <1% 1% 1% 2% 1%
Other [write in] 1% -- -- -- 1%
Not sure 32% 32% 32% 32% 32%

RANKED CHOICE VOTING – INSTANT RUNOFF (EXCLUDES “NOT SURE”)

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
Yang 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 38% 39% 39% 46% 61%
Adams 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 27% 27% 30% 39%
Stringer 18% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 20% 20% 20% 24% --
Wiley 11% 11% 11% 11% 12% 12% 12% 12% 13% -- --
Garcia 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% -- -- --
Morales 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% -- -- -- --
McGuire 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% -- -- -- -- --
Donovan 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% -- -- -- -- -- --
Sutton 1% 1% 1% 1% -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Menchaca <1% <1% <1% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Iscol <1% <1% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Other 1% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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7) Thinking about who should be the next Mayor of New York City, if the election were
between Andrew Yang and Scott Stringer how would you vote?

Andrew Yang 49%

Scott Stringer 27%
Not sure 24%

8) Thinking about who should be the next Mayor of New York City, if the election were
between Andrew Yang and Eric Adams how would you vote?

Andrew Yang 48%

Eric Adams 27%
Not sure 25%

9) Thinking about who should be the next Mayor of New York City, if the election were
between Andrew Yang and Maya Wiley how would you vote?

Andrew Yang 50%

Maya Wiley 20%
Not sure 30%

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DEMOGRAPHICS

10){Gender}

Man 41%
Woman 59%
Other --

11){Race}

White or Caucasian 51%

Black or African-American 26%
Hispanic 12%
Asian 8%
Multi-racial 1%
Other 1%
Not sure 1%

12)[IF NOT WHITE] How would you describe your heritage?

African 4%
African-American/Black 44%
Arab 1%
Bengali 2%
Brazilian 1%
Caribbean 10%
Chinese 10%
Colombian 2%
Cuban 2%
Dominican 4%
Guyanese 1%
Indian 2%
Japanese 1%
Korean 1%
Pakistani 1%
Puerto Rican 14%
Other [write in] 9%
Not sure 4%

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13){Religion}

Protestant Christian (includes Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, Episcopal,

Presbyterian, and other Christians) 20%
Evangelical Christian 2%
Orthodox Christian 1%
Catholic 26%
Orthodox Jewish 3%
Non-Orthodox Jewish 13%
Muslim 3%
Buddhist 1%
Hindu 1%
Atheist or Agnostic 13%
Other 4%
None 11%
Not sure 2%

14)Did your family immigrate from the Soviet Union, or any country that was formerly part
of the Soviet Union?

Yes 9%
No 89%
Don’t know/refused 2%

15)Do you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender?

Yes 10%
No 88%
Not sure 2%

16) Do you consider yourself to be conservative, moderate, or liberal?

Very Conservative 2%
Conservative 9%
Moderate 36%
Liberal 34%
Very Liberal 15%
Not sure 4%

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17)What words best describe your political views? [Check all that apply]

Liberal 41%
Moderate 31%
Progressive 20%
Conservative 10%
Democratic Socialist 14%
Socialist 3%
Center-left 9%
Green 6%
Center-right 2%
Communist 1%
Centrist 3%
Tea Party 1%
Populist 1%
Other [Write-in] 2%
Not sure 6%

18) How would you describe your current employment status?

Full time 44%

Part time 10%
Student 3%
Retired 24%
Homemaker 4%
Unemployed 12%
Refused 3%

19)Is any member of your household a member of a public or private sector union?

Yes, a member of a public-sector union 19%

Yes, a member of a private-sector union 9%
No, no one in my household is a member of any union 69%
Not sure 3%

20) What borough of New York City do you live in?

Manhattan 29%
Bronx 13%
Staten Island 5%
Brooklyn 33%
Queens 20%

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21) We’re just about finished…

You and your household earn less than $20,000 annually 7%

$20,000 to $40,000 13%
$40,000 to $60,000 12%
$60,000 to $80,000 11%
$80,000 to $100,000 13%
$100,000 to $150,000 16%
$150,000 to $200,000 7%
More than $200,000 11%
Not sure 10%

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