Cuomo ahead of Nixon by 35 points in latest Siena poll
Source: Politico
By BILL MAHONEY 06/13/2018 05:33 AM EDT
ALBANY Gov. Andrew Cuomo is much more popular among New York Democrats than his celebrated primary challenger Cynthia Nixon, according to a Siena College Research Institute poll released Wednesday.
Cuomo led Nixon 61-26 overall in the poll, and he came out on top in each of the 23 demographic categories broken out in the poll. Self-identified liberals preferred Cuomo by 65-24, African-Americans, 74-17, and women, 63-26. Suburban voters, who have served as the best bellwether in most recent Democratic statewide primaries, favored Cuomo 76-13.
The governor was viewed favorably by 67 percent of Democrats, while 28 percent hold an unfavorable view of him. Nixons comparable numbers polled at 40-26.
Nixon has a lot of catching up to do to make this race competitive, said Siena spokesman Steve Greenberg. Cuomo is well-known and well-liked by New York Democrats. Although similar percentages of Democrats view Cuomo and Nixon unfavorably, Cuomo has a significantly larger percentage of Democrats viewing him favorably.
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