NY Patch Coronavirus Survey: Cuomo Lauded, Trump Condemned

NEW YORK — A solid majority of New York state residents disapprove of the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, and an even greater majority disapprove of President Donald Trump's performance during the crisis, according to an informal reader survey Patch conducted Wednesday.

About 54 percent of the survey's more than 4,100 respondents said they are dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the federal response, compared with 36 percent who say they are either satisfied or very satisfied.

Almost 60 percent of respondents said they are either dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the president's performance, compared with 34 percent saying they are satisfied or very satisfied. Among those expressing the strongest views, those describing themselves as very dissatisfied outnumbered the very satisfied more than 2 to 1.

Respondents thought better of the state government's response to the crisis, with 71 percent expressing positive views about its performance. Seventy-four percent expressed positive views about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s performance, and his share of "very satisfied" answers was even greater than that of the state government as a whole.

The survey, which appeared in questionnaire form earlier Wednesday on Patch, is meant not to be a scientific poll but only to give a broad idea of public sentiment.

The Patch survey included questions about how New York residents have fared in the economic downturn resulting from the pandemic, and for many the picture is grim.

About 16 percent of respondents said they had been laid off, furloughed or dismissed as a result of the pandemic, and another 17 percent said they had lost significant working hours. Thirty-three percent said a family member had lost a job, and 25 percent said a family member had lost significant working hours.

Finally, the survey asked how well respondents are complying with stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines.

Some 80 percent of respondents say they almost always comply with the stay-at-home order, and 90 percent said they almost always practice social distancing when they must leave their homes.

But respondents don't think their neighbors are doing nearly so well at following the rules. Only 24 percent said others in the community almost always comply, while 38 percent said those others often do and 32 percent said only sometimes.

Results for each of the survey's nine questions appear below.

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