NEW YORK, NY – GNUSA
Former Governor Andrew Cuomo is the first choice of nearly four in ten likely Democratic primary voters [37%], including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate for NYC Mayor, according to a new Marist College poll.
Zohran Mamdani places second with all other candidates receiving single-digit support. Mamdani receives 18% to 9% for Adrienne Adams, 8% for Brad Lander, 4% for Scott Stringer while 3% are for Zellnor Myrie. Jessica Ramos receives the backing of 2%, and 1% supports Whitney Tilson. Michael Blake receives less than one percent and 17% of Democratic voters are undecided.
Cuomo does best among likely Democratic primary voters in the Bronx (50%). He receives 48% in Queens as well as in Staten Island. In Manhattan, he receives the support of the plurality (32%). Cuomo and Mamdani each receive 25% in Brooklyn.
When calculating ranked choice voting round-by-round estimates, Cuomo receives 44% to 22% for Mamdani in the first round among likely Democratic primary voters (excluding undecided voters). Adams garners 11% to 10% for Lander. Stringer receives 5% while Myrie has 4%. Ramos receives 2% of the likely Democratic primary vote in the first round to 1% for Tilson and less than 1% for Blake.
In addition, Cuomo breaks the threshold in the fifth round where he receives 53% of likely Democratic primary voters (excluding undecideds). Mamdani gets 29%, and Lander has 18%.
A plurality of likely Democratic primary voters (46%) say they plan to vote in-person on primary day. 40% expect to cast their ballot at an early voting location. 10% say they will vote by mail or by absentee ballot, and 3% do not intend to vote.
About two in three likely Democratic primary voters are following the campaign for mayor very closely (25%) or closely (41%). About one in three are not following the race very closely (30%) or are not following it at all (4%).
The Marist Poll conducted from May 1-8 found 74% of New York City likely Democratic primary voters want the Democratic candidate for mayor to try to oppose President Donald Trump as much as possible. 26% want the Democratic candidate on the ballot to try to compromise to find common ground with Trump.
At the same time, 81 percent of likely Democratic primary voters think New York City is going in the wrong direction, while 19 percent said it’s headed in the right direction.
