In a warning shot to President Biden and incumbents up for re-election this fall, coronavirus-fatigued and inflation-impacted voters in Democrat-leaning New York state think the country is going bad, a new survey reveals.
The Siena College Poll released Tuesday found that 57 percent of Empire State voters said the United States was heading in the wrong direction.
Only 31 percent of registered voters said the country was on the right track.
Even registered Democrats were split — only 46 percent of respondents from Biden’s party in New York said the country was heading in the right direction under his guidance and 44 percent said its conditions were getting worse.
A poll found that 57 percent of New York voters said the United States was heading in the wrong direction. SIENA COLLEGE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
New Yorkers have been dealing with increased inflationary costs. ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty ImagesNearly three-quarters of Republicans and 69 percent of voters not affiliated with a party said the US is going down the wrong track.
The sour notes cut across all regional, racial and income levels.
More voters than not said America was going bad in Democrat-dominated New York City, 47 percent wrong vs. 41 percent right.
Wholesale prices for US goods and services are surging. STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images
The survey found Gov. Kathy Hochul with a commanding lead in the Democratic primary. SIENA COLLEGE RESEARCH INSTITUTEIn the suburbs and upstate, about two-thirds said their country was heading in the wrong direction.
The dour mood of the electorate could have implications for turnout in this fall’s midterm elections. The party of the president usually loses congressional seats in midterm elections.
The lack of confidence in America’s condition cut across all racial and income levels.
The survey queried 806 registered voters between January 9 and 13. SIENA COLLEGE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
The lack of confidence cut across all racial and income levels. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesSiena asks about voters’ views of their country and state in every poll.
Their views of the state of the union have steadily worsened over the past year.
For example, last March, shortly after Biden took office, 50 percent of New Yorkers said the US was on the right track vs. 41 percent who said it wasn’t.
Only 46 percent of Democratic respondents in New York said the country was heading in the right direction. SIENA COLLEGE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
The poll did not ask why respondents had a negative view of America’s condition. SIENA COLLEGE RESEARCH INSTITUTEVoters’ views of New York state’s direction weren’t much better in the latest survey — 41 percent said it was on the right track compared to 43 percent who said it was headed in the wrong direction.
The poll did not ask why respondents had a negative view of America’s condition. But New Yorkers, like all Americans, have been grappling with the coronavirus’ Omicron surge and increased inflationary costs while observing partisan wrangling in DC.
The survey queried 806 registered voters between January 9 and 13 and has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.
Siena asks about voters’ views of their country and state in every poll. SIENA COLLEGE RESEARCH INSTITUTEThe same survey found Gov. Kathy Hochul with a commanding lead in the Democratic primary for the Executive Mansion.
