Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a commanding lead within the Democratic main race for New York Metropolis mayor whereas Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani has surged into second place, in accordance with a brand new ballot launched Wednesday.
Cuomo is supported by 38% of Democratic main voters adopted by Mamdani with 10%, Mayor Eric Adams with 8%, metropolis Comptroller Brad Lander and state Sen. Jessica Ramos with 6% apiece, former Comptroller Scott Stringer with 5% and 4% every for Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, the Emerson School/Pix11/The Hill survey discovered.
Practically one in 5 Democrats — 18% — are undecided or assist another person.
One other 2% of Dems favored financier Whitney Tilson adopted by former Assemblyman Michael Blake with 1%.
Cuomo’s assist elevated from 33% to 38%, up 5 factors because the Emerson pollster final surveyed the race in early February, earlier than he entered the race on March 1.
Mamdani’s backing shot up from barely registering at 1% in February to 10% within the newest ballot — surpassing all the opposite candidates besides Cuomo.
It’s the second ballot this week displaying Mamdani surging into second place, however nonetheless method behind Cuomo.
The Democratic main can be held June 24, preceded by every week of early voting.
It’s Cuomo’s race to lose, stated Spencer Kimball, government director of Emerson School Polling.
“With about three months till the Democratic Main, Governor Cuomo has emerged because the
prime candidate within the race, with no clear various rising amongst Democratic voters,” stated Kimball.
The survey additionally discovered that Cuomo is in a robust place to win a ranked alternative voting main.
He’s the second alternative of 10% of voters.
His energy is amongst minority and older voters, the pollster stated
The survey exhibits Cuomo pulling almost half of each black (47%) and Hispanc voters (45%), the ballot discovered.
“Cuomo’s assist typically will increase as voters’ age will increase, going from 21% amongst voters
underneath 30 to 44% of voters over 70,” Kimball stated.
Ramos and Mamdani cut up the youth voters underneath age 30 at 16% every.
In a hypothetical basic election with Eric Adams operating as an unbiased candidate, 43%
would vote for Cuomo, 13% for Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, 11% Mayor
Adams, and 4% unbiased Jim Walden.
Eric Adams’ assist dipped from 10% in February to eight% within the Democratic main from final month’s survey, and Stringer’s assist fell from 8% to five% in Emerson’s new ballot.
Adrienne Adams lately entered the race, and it’s the primary time the Emerson Ballot examined her assist in a mayoral main. She registered assist from 4% of Democrats.
As for the problems, 63% of voters need the following mayor to face as much as President Trump, whereas 28% would relatively see the Metropolis Corridor work, with 9% uncertain.
A 3rd of voters say the following mayor’s prime precedence must be public security and crime, whereas 23%
suppose it must be housing, 10% addressing the migrant disaster, 7% healthcare, 6% homelessness, 5% jobs and 4% schooling.
Practically half of voters — 46% — stated New York ought to stay a sanctuary metropolis, whereas 34% need the native authorities to repeal its sanctuary legal guidelines. Nineteen p.c are uncertain.
The price of housing is the most important financial problem for 35% of metropolis voters, adopted by 29% who cited the price of groceries, after which 5% of respondents who cited taxes.
Practically half of voters – 48% — suppose the subway system is turning into much less protected, whereas 20% suppose it’s turning into extra protected, and one-third stated it’s about the identical as earlier than.
Voters are cut up on whether or not congestion pricing ought to proceed to enter Manhattan: 44% suppose it shouldn’t proceed, 42% suppose it ought to proceed and 14% are uncertain.
“White voters are most supportive of congestion pricing persevering with, at 51%, whereas Black and Asian voters oppose it most strongly at 53% and 52% respectively,” Kimball stated.
The Emerson School Polling survey queried 653 registered Democrats from March 21-24, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 share factors, by way of textual content on smartphone and automatic calls on landlines.
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