Despite Win, Polls Show NY Voters Skeptical Of Cuomo
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While Andrew Cuomo won in traditionally Democratic areas and among traditionally Democratic constituencies, exit polls conducted Tuesday show there was also a dose of skepticism, even cynicism among New York voters. NY1's Vivian Lee filed the following report.Democrat Andrew Cuomo coasted to victory Tuesday, out-polling Republican challenger Carl Paladino everywhere in the state, except rural areas.
Exit polls showed Cuomo won the lion's share of votes cast in New York City -- 79 percent -- while also handily beating Paladino in the Hudson Valley and Long Island suburbs. He also eked out a majority in upstate urban areas.
Cuomo's big victory margin was fueled by winning 93 percent of the black vote, and 82 percent of the Latino vote.
If there were any bright spots for Paladino, they came in upstate rural areas and among working-class white male voters. The exit polls found Paladino came within four points of Cuomo among white male voters overall, and won a majority of of white voters without college degrees.
Still, there were some cautionary notes for the Democratic winner on election night. The exit pollsters found New York voters were skeptical about how much trust to put in Cuomo, even as they voted for him.
Just 51 percent of voters said Cuomo was honest and trustworthy, while 47 percent said he was not.
Twenty-five percent of those who said they voted for Cuomo said they did so, even though they did not think he was honest and trustworthy.
Paladino's numbers were even more stark as only 22 percent of voters said he was honest and trustworthy. A whopping 75 percent said Paladino was not.
Meanwhile, 51 percent of those who voted for Paladino said they cast their ballots for him even though they did not think he was honest and trustworthy.
These results of the National Election Pool conducted by Edison Research involved nearly 1,800 voters polled across the state.
The margin of error is plus or minus four percentage points.