FOR RELEASE: AUGUST 11, 2015

NEW YORK CITY VOTERS OPPOSE IRAN NUCLEAR PACT, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS New York City voters oppose 43 36 percent the proposed nuclear agreement with Iran, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Jewish voters oppose the proposed pact 53 33 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds.Opposition is 70 15 percent among Republican voters and 51 32 percent among independent voters, while Democrats support the pact 43 33 percent. Manhattan voters support the nuclear deal 48 27 percent, and Brooklyn voters are divided with support at 40 percent and opposition at 43 percent.Opposition is 42 26 percent in The Bronx, 49 33 percent in Queens and 76 11 percent in Staten Island.Voters are divided on whether the deal would make the world safer or not as 40 percent say safer and 42 percent say less safe.Jewish voters say 51 37 percent the pact would make the world less safe.New York City voters agree with U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer in his opposition to the proposed Iran deal, said Quinnipiac University Poll Assistant Director Maurice Carroll. But the man who would be Senate Democratic leader should note that his fellow Democrats support the deal.From July 30 August 4, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,108 New York City voters, with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points.Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research. For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter @QuinnipiacPoll. Maurice Carroll, Assistant Director, Quinnipiac University Poll(203) 582-5334 Rubenstein Associates, Inc. Public Relations Contact: Pat Smith (212) 843-8026 61. Do you support or oppose the nuclear deal with Iran? TotRepDemIndMenWomWhtBlkHsp Support36%15%43%32%43%30%40%39%27% Oppose 43 70 33 51 41 45 49 34 45 DK/NA21 15 24 17 16 25 12 27 27 AREA.............................AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs ManQnsStIsl18-3435-5455+ Support26%40%48%33%11%34%40%37% Oppose 42 43 27 49 76 37 43 47 DK/NA32 17 25 18 13 29 17 16 White Cath Jew Support26%33% Oppose 58 53 DK/NA15 13 62. Do you think the nuclear deal with Iran would make the world safer or less safe? TotRepDemIndMenWomWhtBlkHsp Safer40%21%47%34%46%34%41%46%30% Less safe42 67 32 48 40 43 47 32 47 DK/NA19 12 21 19 14 23 13 23 23 AREA.............................AGE IN YRS....... Brnx Kngs ManQnsStIsl18-3435-5455+ Safer33%39%51%40%14%36%46%40% Less safe43 42 27 47 72 40 39 43 DK/NA24 19 22 13 14 24 15 16 White Cath Jew Safer28%37% Less safe57 51 DK/NA15 12