A new Siena Poll finds Governor Andrew Cuomo’s support eroding among New York Voters as the embattled governor faces allegations of abusing women and concealing statistics on nursing home deaths due to COVID-19.
The poll says “Governor Andrew Cuomo’s favorability, job performance and re-elect ratings all continued to
head in a downward trend, as his favorability rating is now negative 40-52 percent, down from 43-45 percent in March and 56-39 percent in February. At the same time, a majority of New Yorkers continue to say both that he should not resign, 51-37 percent (50-35 percent in April), and that he can effectively do his job as governor, 52-38 percent (48-34 percent last month).”
Voters still approve of Governor Cuomo’s handling of the pandemic by 60-to-32 percent, unchanged from last month. By 44-22 percent, voters think Cuomo has committed sexual harassment. 34 percent are undecided.
The poll has both good and bad news for the governor. His favorability is the lowest it’s ever been, with more than 50 percent of voters now viewing Cuomo unfavorably for the first time. But a majority of voters say Cuomo should not resign.