Mamdani takes commanding 22-point lead over Cuomo in new poll

Zohran Mamdani is way ahead of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the rest of the New York City mayoral field, according to a New York Times Siena College survey.

Left: Zohran Mamdani meets participants of the scavenger hunt at Little Flower cafe in Astoria on Aug. 24, 2025, in New York City; Right: Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo waits to speak at the West Side Institutional Synagogue on April 1, 2025, in New York City.  (Left: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images; Right: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa scored only 15%, while incumbent Mayor Eric Adams earned just 9%.

"The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.6 percentage points among the likely electorate," the methodology section notes.

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Mamdani is backed by notable left-wing lawmakers Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

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The contest is scheduled for early November.

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

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