ALBANY (WBEN) - Despite numerous sexual harassment allegations, a poll conducted by the Siena Research Institute says voters do not believe Governor Andrew Cuomo should resign, 50-35%.
Major findings:
-Voters say Cuomo should not resign, 50-35%
-Voters say he can effectively do job as governor despite investigations, 48-34%
-35% Say Cuomo has committed sexual harassment, 24% say he has not
-Voters satisfied with way Cuomo has addressed the allegations, 57-32%
-Strong majority of voters gives Cuomo negative grade on nursing home death data - favorability Falls to 43-45%
-Only 1/3 of voters say they would re-elect him
Cuomo has a 43-45 percent favorability rating, down significantly from 56-39 percent in February. His job performance rating is 46-52 percent, down from 51-47 percent last month. Currently, 34% of voters say they are prepared to re-elect Cuomo if he runs for re-election in 2022 and 52% say they would 'prefer someone else,' down significantly from 46-45 percent in February.
"Cuomo's standing with voters has clearly fallen in the last month. His favorability rating and his re-elect number are both down net 19 points, while his job performance rating is down net 10 points," Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said. "Cuomo's drop in all three ratings is largely the result of Democrats. Among Democrats alone, his favorability rating dropped net 31 points and his re-elect dropped net 33 points. In fact, only 46% of Democrats now want to re-elect Cuomo, compared to 40% who want someone else, down from 65-26% last month."
