ALBANY, N.Y. — A new Siena Poll says New York Governor Kathy Hochul has her lowest ever favorability poll.
Before we show you the results, here's what you need to know about the poll.
The poll was conducted by Siena College on June 12-17, 2024. 805 New York State registered voters participated in the poll. 509 of those registered voters were contacted either through a landline or cell phone. The remaining registered voters were drawn from an online panel.
The poll found Hochul's favorability rating 38%-49%, which is down a little from May, which was 38%-46%.
And while some of the registered voters think Hochul demonstrates honesty and integrity, (40%-36%) and works hard for New Yorkers (42%-36%), more voters believe she doesn't care about people like them (44%-34%) and doesn't provide decisive leadership (44%-36%)
“Despite strongly supporting Hochul’s decision to put congestion pricing on hold, and even more strongly supporting the social media bill she championed, voters now give Hochul the lowest favorability and job approval ratings she’s had in nearly three years as Governor,” Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said in a press release. “Among Democrats, she continues to have a two-to-one favorability rating and even stronger job approval rating, however, she’s viewed unfavorably by 81% of Republicans and 61% of independents, while 84% of Republicans and 63% of independents disapprove of the job she’s doing as Governor. “When it comes to various Hochul characteristics, the partisan divide remains between Democrats on one side and Republicans joined by independents on the other side,” Greenberg said. “Democrats say Hochul cares about people like them, works hard, is a decisive leader, and honest. Republicans and independents don’t agree.”
2 On Your Side has reached out via email to the Governor's office for a response to the poll. We will update this story if they respond.
You can read the full survey results here: SNY0624 Crosstabs.xlsx (siena.edu)
