Tuesday, February 4, 2025
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AMNY: Yet another poll of the 2025 NYC mayoral race shows former Gov. Andrew Cuomo — who has yet to enter the contest — handily beating all declared candidates for the Democratic nomination, including incumbent Mayor Eric Adams.
Not only is Adams polling in single digits on the first ballot, but the Honan Strategy Group poll released Monday also found Hizzoner more unpopular with those surveyed than President Donald Trump.
Cuomo, the Queens native who resigned as governor in 2021 amid a sexual harassment scandal over accusations which he had always denied, has been rumored for some time to be considering a campaign for mayor but has not yet officially declared.
Nevertheless, the Honan Strategy Group poll of 769 likely New York City Democratic primary voters, taken Jan. 23-26, showed Cuomo with a 25-point lead over all other Democrats currently seeking the office.
The former governor had the support of more than a third of those surveyed (35%), far ahead of current City Comptroller Brad Lander at 10%. He was followed by Mayor Adams and socialist Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, both of whom had 9% of voters’ support. One in five voters (20%) said they did not know who to vote for.
The Democratic mayoral primary is a ranked-choice contest in which voters pick their top five choices for mayor. Simulating such a vote, the Honan group poll found that Cuomo would win on the sixth ballot of voting with 58%; Mayor Adams, on the other hand, would be eliminated after the fifth round.
Robert Pozarycki’s article/This story has not been edited by The Generation staff
