66% of Jewish New Yorkers oppose Mamdani, 75% against Democratic Socialists of America, new poll suggests

A Siena University Poll of 811 likely gubernatorial voters in New York, conducted between Aug. 3 and 6, found significant disapproval among Jewish voters toward certain figures and organizations.

The poll showed 66% of Jewish New Yorkers disapprove of Zohran Mamdani, with 26% approving. On the Democratic Socialists of America, 75% of Jewish respondents expressed disapproval compared to 17% who approve.

Regarding the state's direction, 43% of all likely gubernatorial voters believe New York is on the right track, including 67% of Democrats, while 47% think it is headed the wrong way, including 86% of Republicans. More than half of independents - 55%-said the state is going in the wrong direction.

Among Jewish voters specifically, 51% said the state is headed the wrong direction, while 39% said it is on the right track.

Jewish respondents represented 8% of those polled, comprising 64 or 65 people.

When asked about the nation's future, 53% of Jewish New Yorkers said the country's best years are ahead, and 39% said they are behind. Views on New York differed: 42% said the state's best years were ahead and 36% said behind.

In the gubernatorial race, Jewish voters favored Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul over Republican Bruce Blakeman, 49% to 42%. For state attorney general, they preferred Democrat Letitia James over Republican Saritha Komatireddy, 61% to 28%.

However, 48% of Jewish New Yorkers believed Blakeman would be more likely to keep New Yorkers safe than Hochul, compared to 44% who felt Hochul would.

For a hypothetical congressional election, 52% of Jewish New Yorkers said they would vote Democratic and 41% said Republican.

The poll carried a margin of error of plus-or-minus 4.6 percentage points for weighted portions and plus-or-minus 4.2 percentage points for other parts.