For immediate release
August 12th, 2020
Contact: U.S. Term Limits
Phone: (321) 428-4235
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NY-24 Poll: Katko Leads, But Balter Can Win with Term Limits
Syracuse, NY – According to a new poll conducted by RMG Research, Democratic challenger Dana Balter trails Congressman John Katko in New York’s 24th congressional district, but Balter will win if she commits to support congressional term limits.
The poll, which was conducted from July 29-August 4th, found that Katko currently leads Balter 40% to 37%. But when voters are asked who they would support if Balter were to sign the U.S. Term Limits pledge, which Katko opposes, Balter would jump out to a 17-point point lead (45% to 28%).
If Balter signs the term limits pledge she would also double her support with Republicans, from 7% to 14%, and gain 14 points with independents. Also, undecided voters – currently a quarter of the electorate – would break for Balter at a 16-to-1 rate if she came out for term limits. According to the poll, 75% of district voters don’t know what Congressman Katko’s position is on congressional term limits. That presents a major opportunity for either candidate to make inroads with voters by campaigning on the issue.
The survey of 500 registered voters in New York’s 24th district was conducted online by RMG Research, Inc. from July 29th-August 4th using a representative sample to reflect the district’s population of registered voters. It has a margin of error of +/- 4.5 percentage points. RMG Research is owned and operated by Scott Rasmussen.
For full poll results:
View NY-24 poll crosstab results.
View NY-24 poll topline results.
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U.S. Term Limits: is the largest grassroots term limits advocacy group in the country. We connect term limits supporters with their legislators and work to pass term limits on all elected officials, particularly on the U.S. Congress. Find out more at termlimits.org.
RMG Research: Long recognized as one of the world’s leading public opinion pollsters, Scott Rasmussen is committed to enhancing the public dialogue through data-driven analysis that explores the underlying currents of public opinion.