ALBANY - Less is more.

New York voters strongly favor reduced pension benefits for future public employees and solidly oppose pay raises for state politicians and appointees for the first time since 1999, according to a new poll.

Gov. Cuomo's proposed pension reform won the support of 68 percent in the Siena College survey - including a majority of union households - with 28 percent opposed.

Two thirds of respondents opposed pay raises for state lawmakers, 74 percent were against a salary increase for the governor and 78 percent said thumbs down to pay hikes for state agency commissioners.

Cuomo maintained 74 percent favorability and 61 percent job approval ratings, essentially unchanged and with support across the political spectrum.

Most voters said Cuomo's proposals will help the state's fiscal condition and allow creation of private-sector jobs (68 percent), called him a good leader (65 percent) and said he's getting state lawmakers to act effectively (61 percent).