Approval numbers for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul are upside down, with a majority of voters against her running for reelection, a new poll shows.
Ms. Hochul, a Democrat who wants to be reelected in 2026, is facing rough survey data from a Marist poll released Thursday showing her with a 39% job approval rating and 46% disapproval.
Fifty-seven percent of New York residents don’t want her to run for reelection. This includes 40% of Democrats. Four in 10 New Yorkers, generally, don’t want her to run next year.
Only 13% of New Yorkers report they strongly approve of how Ms. Hochul is doing her job compared with 31% who strongly disapprove.
Most New Yorkers surveyed, 53%, including 33% of Democrats, don’t think she’s a good leader for the state; 46% think she is.
These numbers come just months after her lieutenant governor, Antonio Delgado, announced he would not seek reelection as her running mate. In response, Ms. Hochul said, “It is clear to me that he’s not happy being in the role of lieutenant governor, but I wish him well in whatever he chooses to do.”
A narrow majority of New Yorkers (51%), including 85% of Republicans and 63% of nonenrolled voters, want Ms. Hochul to compromise with President Trump; 48% of residents statewide, including 70% of Democrats, want her to oppose him as much as possible.
Ms. Hochul has been battling the president over his demand to eliminate the congestion pricing initiative in New York City, tariffs, the state’s sanctuary cities and energy policy.
Marist surveyed 1,204 New York state adults 18 years and older between April 3 and April 9. Results are statistically significant within ±3.5 percentage points.
