Only about half of New York City residents approve of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s job performance during his first 100 days, a poll released Wednesday found.
The measly 48% approval rating in the new Marist College survey was lower than the one Mamdani’s predecessor, Mayor Eric Adams, had at the same time during his tenure.
Only 30% of Big Apple respondents said they were happy of the job the democratic socialist is doing three months into his first term, with the rest undecided, according to Marist.
Mamdani’s two major weaknesses in the survey were the high percentage of voters still unsure about him — and his continued unpopularity among Jewish voters, said Marist polling director Lee Miringoff.
Zohran Mamdani has called for savings throughout the city. ZUMAPRESS.com“There are a lot of people still on the fence. The jury is out,” Miringoff told The Post of the findings.
Mamdani has a fraught relationship with many Jewish voters because of his bashing of Israel. He support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against the Jewish state, has accused Israelis of committing genocide in Gaza and has associated with left-wing activists considered antisemitic, such as Hasan Piker.
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January 1: Dear diary, I’m the mayor! AOC owes me $20, she of little faith. She’s refusing to pay, saying I should take solace in the “warmth of collectivism.” After the block party, stopped by the new office to change the definition of antisemitism and allow people to boycott Israel. Mission accomplished.
January 6: For some reason, my girl Cea Weaver is in trouble for saying she wanted to “seize private property” and that homeownership was a “weapon of white supremacy.” Duh! That was on my campaign platform! Also I moved into Gracie Mansion.
January 7: Still cleaning up after Eric. How many glo-sticks does one mayor need? This place really needs a bidet. How can the bedroom still smell of Bill deB’s weed?
January 14: King Don called. Apparently still upset that I’m letting illegal immigrant criminals go. I said he looked handsome on TV and he calmed down a little.
January 28: People are blaming me for homeless people freezing outside. I blame the patriarchy.
January 30: Got to try out my drop, the “City of New York” jacket. Beard well oiled. Had “aura” as the kids say. Put that on a propaganda poster! Smiling this much is starting to hurt.
February 11: Tax tax tax tax tax tax tax tax tax tax tax tax tax tax tax tax
February 12: I’ve been brainstorming some new taxes. What if we taxed millionaires for walking above 14th Street? Sidewalk congestion! Note: Bring this up at next politburo meeting.
February 17: Ugh, ‘Karen’ Hochul. I TOLD her I needed to have more taxes, and she went “uhhh.” Like c’mon that’s my brand. My X handle is @taxman. I’m seeing if anyone else from my college socialist group wants to run for governor.
February 18: Being mayor is hard.
February 26: I told Jessica that a kid throwing a snowball at cops is not a crime. Even if that kid is 27 years old with a criminal record and whacked the cop across the head.
March 1: Made a TikTok today.
March 2: Made another TikTok.
March 8: I don’t understand why folks don’t get it. When Rama is with me at official events, she’s a public figure. When she’s tweeting about how much she loves Hamas, she’s a private citizen. Easy peasy. Why can’t my press people get that across? Think we should stop calling on reporters.
March 16: Turns out the lawyers say I can’t “ban cars.” I thought I was the mayor! But someone said in meeting I can lower speed limit to make walking faster.
April 2: Reminder: Get more Crest white strips.
April 8: Turns out giving everyone free buses and puppies costs a lot of money. All my friends at the Havana convention are going to be mad.
April 9: How is my approval rating only 48%?! Everyone in Park Slope says they love me!
“Mamdani is going to have to pass the test of time with the Jewish community,” Miringoff said.
“Jews are the voters least likely religious group to give Mamdani the benefit of the doubt.”
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is approaching his first 100 days in office. Paul MartinkaMamdani also underperformed Adams, who notched a 61% job approval rating during his first 100 days, according to a March 2022 Marist survey. The poll showed 24% disapproved and 15% were unsure.
Adams’ early high water popularity would later crater so badly amid corruption scandals and a migrant crisis that he dropped his re-election bid last year.
While there was cause for concern for Mamdani in the new poll, there were also some positives.
A majority of registered voters — 55% — said they had a favorable view of Mamdani compared to 35% who did not, with the remainder unsure.
Only 38% of Jewish residents had a favorable view of Mamdani and 55% had an unfavorable view — the only group of religious New Yorkers to give the new Hizzoner a thumbs down.
43% of New Yorkers think things are moving in the wrong direction. @NYCMayor / XBut many voters also saw promise and felt good vibes from Mamdani, believing he’s a hard worker who cares about them.
Among those findings:
- 60% of respondents think the mayor is fulfilling campaign promises, while 36% disagree.
- 56% say things in the city are moving in the right direction, while 43% say they are moving in the wrong direction.
- A slight majority of respondents — 52% — think Mamdani is changing the Big Apple for the better, while 27% say he is changing it for the worse, with the rest unsure.
- 61% say Mamdani is a good leader who understands their problems and is trying to unite the city.
- 58% trust Mamdani to make decisions that are in the city’s best interest, while 41% do not.
- Nearly 75% believe he’s working hard as mayor.
Mamdani, asked about the results of the Marist poll during an unrelated press conference in Brooklyn Wednesday, deferred to New Yorkers.
“You know, I will always leave the grades to New Yorkers themselves,” he said.
“What I will say is that we are coming to the end of a hundred days in office, and we have sought to make this period one where we provide New Yorkers with a glimpse as to what these next four years will look like.”
He vowed to be ambitious in meeting his goals and would move “at the same speed as New Yorkers do.”
The Marist Poll New York City survey of 1,454 adults was conducted from March 26-31 via live interviews, texts and online.
It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.
