Poll: Mamdani leads in mayoral match-up with 39%

Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani is still the clear front-runner in the New York City mayoral race, though at 39% he has less of a lead compared to some of the other polling that’s come out in recent days, a new survey found.

The pollster, Public Policy Polling, was the only one to accurately and publicly predict that Mamdani was leading in the Democratic mayoral primary back in June. At the time, supporters of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other critics brushed the findings off as inaccurate, though the group would be vindicated roughly two weeks later when the election results showed the 33-year-old Democratic socialist clinched a decisive and historic victory.

The recent poll of 556 registered New York City voters was shared exclusively with City & State ahead of its release. While it was commissioned by national advocacy organization Decriminalize Sex Work specifically to determine how New Yorkers feel about decriminalizing prostitution – a issue that’s divided mayoral canidates – it also asked respondents who they would vote for if the general election were today.

According to the survey, 39% of respondents said they would vote for Mamdani, the state Assembly member from Queens who went from longshot contender for much of the primary cycle to domineering front-runner in the general election. In contrast, 25% of respondents said they would vote for Cuomo, who lost badly to Mamdani in the primary and is now mounting a campaign as an independent candidate.




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