Poll Shows Only a Small Fraction of NY Voters Back Gov. Andrew Cuomo for 2022 Re-Election

A Thursday poll found that over 60 percent of voters surveyed believe Democratic New York Gov. 👤Andrew Cuomo should resign or not run for re-election.

The poll from the Siena College Research Institute found that 23 percent of poll respondents said Cuomo should resign immediately and 39 percent said he should finish his term but not run for re-election.

Only 33 percent said he should finish his term and run for re-election.

“Since his poll numbers took a significant hit earlier this year, Cuomo’s favorability, job performance and re-elect ratings have remained largely stable the last few months,” Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said.

“But 16 months from the next gubernatorial election and less than a year from the primary, only one-third of New Yorkers — including just 43 percent of Democrats — think Cuomo should run for re-election.”

Voters largely approved of how the Democratic governor handled the coronavirus pandemic (51 to 32 percent), managed vaccines (66-20 percent) and oversaw the reopening of New York (54-33 percent).

However, voters said Cuomo did not do a good job addressing how he handled COVID-19 in nursing homes, one of the many controversies the Democrat has been involved in recently.

“When it comes to the pandemic, voters still largely give Cuomo strong grades, except for nursing homes,” Greenberg said.