New York state representative Zohran Mamdani has a 22-point lead among likely voters in the four-way New York City mayor race, even as three-fourths of Jews disapprove of the Democratic nominee and self-identified socialist.
A Quinnipiac University poll of likely New York City voters gave Mamdani 45%, followed by former state governor Andrew Cuomo (23%), Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa (15%) and New York City Mayor Eric Adams (12%). Cuomo and Adams are running as independents.
In addition, 91% of Mamdani supporters said they were enthusiastic about their candidate, compared with 79% of Sliwa backers, 75% of Cuomo supporters and 75% of those in Adams’ camp.
“In a mayoral race that seems to grow more intense by the day, Zohran Mamdani has the wind at his back less than two months until