A new poll found that New York City voters have soured on New York City Mayor Eric Adams, whose approval ratings dropped to an all time low.
A Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday showed that 20% of voters approve of the way Adams is handling his job as mayor. This is the lowest job approval rating of any New York City mayor in the nearly 30 years since Quinnipiac began polling New York City registered voters, according to a press release.
Most Democrats, Independents and Republicans disapprove of the way Adams is handling his job, the poll found. About 64% of Brooklyn residents said Adams was not handling his job as mayor, while 26% approved.
“Unpopular even before an indictment on federal corruption charges, voters’ confidence in Mayor Adams sinks to a new low now that his legal case has become a national controversy,” said Quinnipiac University Poll Assistant Director Mary Snow.
About 73% of those polled said they have been following developments involving federal corruption charges brought against Adams very closely. Four in 10 voters (about 40%) believe Adams did something illegal, while 31% percent believe he did something unethical but nothing illegal, and 13% believe he did not do anything wrong.
About 56% of people polled thought that Adams should resign as mayor. Most Republicans did not think Adams should resign, but Democrats and Independents did. About 51% of Brooklyn residents said the mayor should resign, the poll found.
More than half of those polled did no approve of the way Adams was handling crime, city budget and undocumented immigrants. In addition, only 18% though Adams was honest and trustworthy.
Registered Democrats who participated in the poll were given a list of 11 Democrats who either have announced they are running for New York City mayor or are seen as a possible mayoral candidate. When asked who they would vote for if the Democratic primary were being held today, Andrew Cuomo received 31% support; Adams received 11%; and Zohran Mamdani received 8%. There were 16% who remained undecided.
The poll surveyed 1,260 New York City self-identified registered voters, who were asked a multitude of questions between Feb. 27 – March 3. The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points.
