Reply #12: Most N.Y. voters back Occupy Wall Street protests, poll finds

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Source: McClatchy-Tribune News Service


By 67 percent to 23 percent, respondents said they agreed with the group's views, and by an 87 percent to 10 percent margin, they said that the protests, which have drawn thousands to take part in the demonstrations and led to hundreds of arrests, are acceptable, according to the poll.

Politically, majorities of Democrats and independent voters agreed with the demonstrators, while a majority of Republicans disagreed, the poll found. Democrats backed the protests by 81 percent to 11 percent, while independents split 58 percent to 30 percent. Republicans opposed the protests by a 58 percent to 35 percent margin, but even those identifying themselves as Republicans agreed by 73 percent to 23 percent that the protesters had a right to remain in Zuccotti Park, the epicenter of the demonstrations.


By 61 percent to 28 percent, respondents also said they backed an extension of New York state's "millionaire's tax," a surtax on those earning at least $200,000 annually. The tax is set to expire at the end of the year.

The poll was based interviews from Oct. 12 to Oct. 16 with 1,068 registered voters. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.


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