With the nomination of her next candidate just days away and the early voting process going on until Sunday, the candidates are trying to rally their voters and win over the undecided. Despite the fact that the 34-year-old Democratic candidate, , still appears today to be the favorite to win the election and become the first Muslim mayor of a major American city, his main opponent, the former governor of the state of New York – who lost the internal Democratic primary for the nomination and is running as an independent – Andrew Cuomo raises its rates.
Based on the latest polls, Zohran Mamdani’s lead is narrowing a bit as both Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliva gain ground. In fact, on the occasion of Halloween, Cuomo sent a “scary” message to Sliva’s voters, threatening them that Mamdani will win if they vote for the Republican candidate and not him.
Of course, according to the polls carried out, Mamdani’s lead remains significant and if nothing changes dramatically, he will be the one who wins on Tuesday night.
More specifically, according to the Hill/Emerson poll, which ended on October 28, 50% of respondents said they would vote for Mamdani, compared to just 25% who would vote for Cuomo and 21% who would vote for Sliva. The poll found that the top issue for 30% of voters is threats to democracy, for 25% the economy and for 14% housing affordability.
According to another Marist poll, which ended Oct. 28, 48% will vote for Mamdani, 32% for Cuomo and 16% for Sliva, with 3% undecided. The poll also found that 66% of likely voters think things in New York are going in the wrong direction, while 31% think they are moving in the right direction.
A Quinnipiac poll that ended Oct. 27 shows Mamdani leading at 43 percent among likely voters, compared to Cuomo’s 33 percent and Sliva’s 14 percent. In this 6% are undecided, while 3% refused to answer.
RealClearPolling, which averages more than 10 different polls, including the above, shows Mamdani leading with 46.0% support, followed by Cuomo at 30.5% and Sliva at 16.6%. The undecided reach 6.9%.
Decision Desk HQ has Mamdani leading at 45.7%, to Cuomo’s 30.8% and Sliva’s 16.5% (undecided at 7%), while Race to the WH gives Mamdani 46.6%, Cuomo’s 30.4% and Sliva’s 16.3% (undecided at 6.7%).
