{"id":191013,"date":"2026-04-09T16:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/191013\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:00:08","slug":"majority-of-voters-say-nyc-on-wrong-under-mamdani-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/191013\/","title":{"rendered":"Majority of voters say NYC on wrong under Mamdani: Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

A majority of voters say New York City is on the wrong track during Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s first 100 days in office<\/a> \u2014 fueled by discontent among Hispanic, black and Asian voters, a poll released Thursday found.<\/p>\n

The new Emerson College\/Pix 11 survey of registered voters found that 59% of New Yorkers overall believe the city is on the wrong track, while only 41% believe it\u2019s headed in the right direction.<\/p>\n

Of that total, 68% of Hispanics, 64% of Asians and 58% of blacks said the Big Apple was on the wrong track.<\/p>\n

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at the National Action Network Convention on April 8, 2026, in New York City. Andrew Schwartz \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n

By comparison, white voters were more split: 51% said the city was headed in the right direction and 49% said it was on the wrong track.<\/p>\n

A higher percentage of minority voters were sour on the city\u2019s economy<\/a>: 82% of Hispanics rated the economy<\/a> as only fair or poor as did 79% of blacks.<\/p>\n

Another striking finding in the poll: a large number of voters remained undecided about Mamdani\u2019s mayoralty.<\/p>\n

Forty-three percent of those surveyed approved of Mamdani\u2019s job performance, while 27% disapproved.<\/p>\n

But another 30% \u2014 nearly one-third of voters \u2014 were neutral or unsure about the new mayor. <\/p>\n

The high percentage of voters on the fence mirrored findings of a Marist College survey <\/a>released on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Mamdani talks to a voter as he campaigns on Houston Street outside the 166 Essex Street polling place on Nov. 4, 2025. William Farrington<\/p>\n

One question Emerson asked: \u201cAlthough Zohran Mamdani has been in office for a short time, which of the 3 positions sums up your thoughts today?\u201d<\/p>\n

22.9% said the city made a mistake and wish he hadn\u2019t been elected.<\/p>\n

31.7% said it\u2019s too early to tell, the jury is still out on the Mamdani administration.<\/p>\n

37.3% said they like what they see and are confident the Mamdani administration will move the city in the right direction.<\/p>\n

8% didn\u2019t know or were unsure.<\/p>\n

That means about 40% of voters combined said the jury was still out or did not answer regarding Mamdani.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a silver lining and other encouraging finds for Mamdani in the poll, as well.<\/p>\n

Mamdani speaks at a press conference announcing the opening of a first-of-its-kind Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit as part of a plan to close Rikers Island, at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, on April 7, 2026. Michael Brochstein\/Zuma \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n

A majority of respondents who actually voted in last fall\u2019s mayoral race<\/a> approved of his job performance. His approval ratings were lower among voters who did not vote in the November election.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmong those registered voters who voted in the November mayoral election, Mamdani\u2019s support is stronger, with a net 26-point positive approval rating (55% approve, 29% disapprove), compared to a more modest nine-point net positive rating among those who did not vote (35% approve, 26% disapprove),\u201d said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling.<\/p>\n

About 3 in 5 voters \u2014 59% \u2013said Mamdani has focused on the issues that are important to them, while 41% said he has not.<\/p>\n

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Looking back at his handling of the winter storms, 62% graded him an \u201cA\u201d or \u201cB\u201d combined, while 38% rated him a \u201cC,\u201d \u201cD\u201d or \u201cF\u201d.<\/p>\n

Voters were asked if they approve or disapprove of Mamdani\u2019s handling of housing affordability, childcare, public safety\/policing and the city budget.<\/p>\n

Mamdani is rated highest on child care, with 54% approval and 21% disapproval and the rest undecided, followed by housing affordability (49% approve\/25% disapprove) and public safety (45% approve\/32% disapprove).<\/p>\n

Voters are most split on his handling of the city budget: 40% approve and 37% disapprove.<\/p>\n

Voters are split on Mamdani\u2019s handling of the New York City budget. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/p>\n

Asked how to close the city\u2019s $5.4 billion budget gap, 55% of respondents think the state should raise taxes on the wealthy, while 41% think New York City should better manage its spending.<\/p>\n

Only 4% of voters think a property tax increase should be implemented, something Mamdani proposed as a last resort if Albany doesn\u2019t raise other taxes on the rich or corporations.<\/p>\n

Two-thirds of voters support a millionaire\u2019s tax, while 20% oppose and 15% are not sure.<\/p>\n

A lesser plurality of voters \u2014 44% \u2014 do not think a corporate tax increase would cause companies to flee the city, while 30% think it would and 27% are unsure.<\/p>\n

The Emerson College\/Pix 11 Polling survey of 850 registered voters was conducted April 5-6 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. Voters were surveyed via phone text and panel interviews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A majority of voters say New York City is on the wrong track during Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":191014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[3365,57,9,24,56,63,65,64,7782,25042,58,82],"class_list":["post-191013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-economy","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-polls","tag-quality-of-life","tag-us-news","tag-zohran-mamdani"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}