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. Whil