Overview

• A Data for Progress survey finds Cuomo leading Mamdani by two points in a head-to-head matchup and rates Mamdani’s favorability at 58 percent, 10 points above Cuomo’s.
• Mamdani’s platform calls for a rent freeze for rent-stabilized tenants and fare-free city buses to tackle affordability and equity challenges.
• The challenger has mobilized over 14,000 grassroots donors contributing an average of $78 each, contrasting with Cuomo’s reliance on corporate-funded super PACs.
• High-profile endorsements from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ella Emhoff have boosted Mamdani’s appeal among progressive and younger voters.
• Ranked-choice voting in the June 24 Democratic primary means second-preference ballots from lower-polling candidates could decide the nominee.