Poll: Zohran Mamdani Is Crushing the NYC Mayor's Race

New data shows he has a commanding lead, though that could change.

https://newrepublic.com/post/200205/poll-zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-race

https://archive.ph/WHAH5


Senator Bernie Sanders and New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani walk onstage during the Fighting Oligarchy town hall in New York City, on September 6.

Zohran Mamdani is maintaining a major lead in the race for New York City mayor, according to a new poll from The New York Times and Siena University.

Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, is the preferred candidate of 46 percent of likely voters, handily beating competitors Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, and Eric Adams. Former Governor Cuomo trails Mamdani in second, with 24 percent of the vote, then Republican Sliwa at 15 percent, and current Mayor Adams at a dismal 9 percent.



Those polled indicated that Mamdani, a democratic socialist, was the best candidate to address their top two concerns: affordability and housing. And around 60 percent of likely voters said that Mamdani was “inspirational”—he’s the only candidate viewed positively by a majority of voters, according to the poll.

Unlike the primary, which employed ranked-choice voting, the general election in November will be a head-to-head race. However, it’s shaping up to be anything but traditional: In deep-blue New York City, the Democratic primary is usually more important than the general in determining the city’s next mayor.

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