More than a quarter of New Yorkers will consider fleeing the Big Apple if Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor, according to a new poll that warns a socialist-run City Hall “could reshape the city for years to come.”
The shocking new survey, released Friday morning from Victory Insights, revealed that a “whopping” 26.5% of people polled are thinking about moving in 2026 with the DSA lawmaker at the helm.
The poll has Mamdani dominating every combination of match-ups with his majority seemingly inevitable with healthy leads in each.
A new survey revealed that over a quarter of New Yorkers will consider leaving the city if Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral election. Matthew McDermott
26.5% of those surveyed said they would consider leaving NYC if Mamdani is elected — while 68.4% said they would not. Victory Insights
A protesters wears a MAGA cap and a tshirt reading, Anti Mamdani Social Club. Georgett Roberts
In the most likely three-way race, the Queen Assemblyman trounces ex-governor Andrew Cuomo by nearly 20 points, 46.7% to 28.6%, with GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa in a distant third with 16.2% of the vote.
It also shows that nearly 40% of voters believe that Mamdani would be a threat to New York City’s future.
That includes just under a third of Democrats who believe his mayoralty could pose an issue for the Big Apple.
“It would come as a major surprise if anyone other than Mamdani is elected Mayor of New York City,” the polling outfit said.
“However, many voters are extremely concerned about that outcome. 39% of voters believe Mamdani is a threat to the future of the city. Cuomo and Sliwa voters are widely considering fleeing the city if he’s elected. New York City seems to be nearing an inflection point, one that could reshape the city for years to come.”