Overview

• A Suffolk University CityView survey conducted Sept. 16–18 among 500 likely voters shows Zohran Mamdani at 45% to Andrew Cuomo’s 25%, with Curtis Sliwa at 9% and Eric Adams at 8% (margin of error ±4.4 points).
• Mamdani posts strong leads across key groups, drawing support from 53% of Black voters, 52% of Hispanic voters, and 58% of Asian voters, while among white voters he leads 38% to Cuomo’s 30%.
• Respondents identify affordability (21%), crime (20%), and the economy and jobs (14%) as the top issues, with housing cited by 9%.
• A majority of voters, 56%, say they do not accept accusations that Mamdani is antisemitic; 9% remain undecided and 3% declined to state a preference, while minor candidates total 1%.
• Recent polling from the New York Times/Siena and Emerson/PIX11/The Hill shows similar advantages for Mamdani, reinforcing his front-runner status heading toward the Nov. 4 election.