Poll: Mayor Adams Only Has 11% Support in NYC Mayoral Race

Mayor Eric Adams’ bid for re-election appears to be foundering, with a new poll revealing his support languishing in the low double-digits ahead of the general election.

The survey, conducted by political consulting firm Slingshot Strategies, paints a bleak picture for the incumbent, who is seeking to retain his seat as an Independent candidate.

Democratic nominee and antisemitic communist Zohran Mamdani currently leads the pack with a significant 35% of the vote. He is trailed by former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who garners 25%, and Republican Curtis Sliwa at 14%. Mayor Adams, meanwhile, registers a mere 11% in the poll.

Evan Roth Smith, founding partner at Slingshot Strategies, acknowledged that while Mamdani’s 35% is not a majority, creating a competitive challenge for him in November will prove difficult for either Cuomo or Adams. The two have recently engaged in a public tussle over who is better positioned to oppose Mamdani.
“The problem is the ballot is set,” Smith told the NY Post, referencing Mamdani’s decisive victory over Cuomo in the Democratic primary, where he upset the former governor by nearly 125,000 votes. “And the strongest Mamdani alternative in this poll is Andrew Cuomo, who just lost to him decisively in the Democratic primary.”
Smith added, “And the Mamdani alternative that seems to have the most momentum as a fresh alternative is Eric Adams, who’s polling barely in the double digits and seems to have lost credibility everywhere in the election.”

While Cuomo and Adams have escalated their offensive against Mamdani in recent weeks, Sliwa recently suggested to The Post that their tactics were alienating potential voters rather than attracting them.

Sliwa expressed his hope to capitalize on the “anger and hope” emanating from Mamdani’s campaign.

Smith highlighted a demographic group particularly skeptical of Mamdani: older, white homeowners in the outer boroughs. However, he cautioned that these voters are not guaranteed to rally behind either Adams or Cuomo in the general election.
“You have a large number of largely white, largely outer borough homeowners who are not necessarily Democrats, who are skeptical of Mamdani,” Smith explained. “The problem is getting those voters together behind either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams seems to still be a pretty tall order and becomes even more difficult since they’re both in the race.”

Adams’ campaign spokesperson, Todd Shapiro, quickly dismissed the poll results, stating that they highlight the unreliability of political polling. “Just weeks ago, Andrew Cuomo was ahead in multiple polls and then went on to lose the primary by double digits,” Shapiro noted, underscoring his skepticism. He concluded, “The latest Slingshot poll is just another example of how out-of-touch and unreliable political polling has become.”