(WBEN) - A new poll shows how the attitude of New Yorkers toward Governor Andrew Cuomo has changed in the time since numerous scandals have rocked the one time face of the Covid pandemic.
The recent numbers show Cuomo’s favorability, job performance and re-elect ratings all continued to head in a downward trend. His favorability rating is now negative 40-52%. The Governor had a 77% favorability rating around this time one year ago.
Still, a slight majority of voters (51-37%) say that Cuomo should not resign.
"On the one hand, his favorability rating is now the lowest it has ever been, with more than 50% of voters viewing Cuomo unfavorably for the very first time in a Siena College poll," said Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg. "On the other hand, a majority of voters, including Democrats by two-to-one and a plurality of independents, continue to say that Cuomo should not
resign, and a similar majority say he can still effectively do his job as governor.”
Since February, the number of people who believe Cuomo has done a good job of managing the vaccine rollout has increased, while the number of people who believe Cuomo is providing accurate information has decreased.
“While the erosion in Cuomo’s favorability, job performance and re-elect ratings was not as large in April as it was in March, his ratings continue to push further into negative territory,” Greenberg said. “Interestingly, since February, there was virtually no movement among Republicans, who already had Cuomo at very low levels. There was significant downward movement by independents and the largest drop was among Democrats... Cuomo’s favorability rating among Democrats today, 56-37% is down significantly from 78-18% February."