Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani holds a 15-point lead in opposition to his opponents, in keeping with a brand new ballot launched Wednesday.
The Emerson School/PIX11/The Hill ballot discovered that Mamdani captured 43% of voters, whereas ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo acquired 28%. GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa obtained 10% and Mayor Adams acquired 7%. 9 p.c have been undecided.
Almost 1 / 4, or 23% of respondents, responded that there was an opportunity they might change their thoughts and vote for a special candidate. Adams voters have been the probably to shift allegiances, with 66% of supporters saying they may “definitely” help him.
The outcomes of the Emerson ballot come a day after one other ballot, by Siena School and the New York Instances, that confirmed Mamdani successful the race by 22 factors.
There’s been a push to attempt to thwart a Mamdani mayoralty by consolidating the race for a one-to-one matchup in opposition to the democratic socialist.
Mayor Eric Adams is pictured at a press convention at Gracie Mansion in Manhattan on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (Barry Williams/ New York Day by day Information)
Cuomo has stated he’s acquired the very best probabilities of beating Mamdani, and has stated these trailing ought to depart the race to be able to make a run at Mamdani.
However even when the sector was cleared, there would nonetheless be some challenges for a Mamdani opponent.
In a matchup examined within the ballot with simply Mamdani and Cuomo, 47% of voters supported Mamdani and 40% Cuomo, with 13% undecided. The Siena/NYT ballot discovered Mamdani successful by a margin of 4 factors, 48 to 44 pecrent.
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a press convention at Metropolis Workers Union on W. 14th St. in Manhattan on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Barry Williams/ New York Day by day Information)
Nearly half of voters, or 48%, have a positive opinion of Mamdani, whereas 34% have an unfavorable opinion, in keeping with the survey. By comparability, 51% have an unfavorable view of Cuomo and 61% have a detrimental view of Adams.
The ballot was carried out from Sept. 7 to eight amongst 600 native registered voters. The credibility interval — which has similarities to the margin of error — was 3.9 factors.
Voters named the economic system and “threats to democracy” as their prime points.
