{"id":324007,"date":"2026-08-18T13:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/324007\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:46:10","slug":"what-latest-polls-say-for-new-york-city-mayor-zohran-mamdani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/324007\/","title":{"rendered":"What latest polls say for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s favorability in New York City continues to grow, a recent Siena University poll shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The poll, taken earlier this month, asked hundreds of likely NY voters their opinion on the mayor, with many in the city seeing him in a favorable light.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here&#8217;s what to know.<\/p>\n<p>What is Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s favorability?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mamdani, who took office in January, has enjoyed climbing favorability among voters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a data-ylk=\"slk:Siena poll;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/sri.siena.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SNY0826-Release-Crosstabs_Corrected.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Siena poll<\/a>, released Aug. 12, surveyed 811 likely New York voters on their opinions for many politicians in the state, including Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For Mamdani, his favorability rating was high in the city. In NYC, 69% of those polled viewed Mamdani as favorable, while 24% viewed him as unfavorable. Approximately 8% did not know or did not have an opinion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In June, <a data-ylk=\"slk:another Siena poll reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2026\/06\/26\/mamdanis-favorability-rating-jumps-in-latest-poll-what-to-know\/90705790007\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">another Siena poll reported<\/a> that his NYC rating was at 58-26%. The poll was conducted from June 17 to 23 among 1,120 New York State registered voters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For New York State, his favorability numbers are starkly different. Approximately 47% showed the mayor in a favorable light, while 44% viewed him as unfavorable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the same June poll, Mamdani&#8217;s state favorability sat at 45-34%. At the time, 21% did not know or did not have an opinion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In Upstate New York, his favorability is 41-46%. Currently, the mayor is at an unspecified location upstate on vacation with his family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the first time, Siena asked the respondents how they view the Democratic Socialists of America, or DSA, of which Mamdani is a member. In the state, the majority viewed the organization in an unfavorable light, at 30-47%. Approximately 23% had no opinion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For New York City, however, DSA held a 49-32% favorability rating. Approximately 20% were still unsure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: <a data-ylk=\"slk:What latest polls say for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/new-york\/2026\/08\/18\/zohran-mamdani-polling-what-latest-favorability-rating-says\/91349332007\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">What latest polls say for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s favorability in New York City continues to grow, a recent Siena University poll shows. 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