Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is gaining ground on former Gov. Andrew Cuomo ahead of Tuesday's New York City mayoral primary, according to a new poll.
An Emerson College Polling/PIX 11/The Hill survey has Cuomo leading with 35% and Mamdani in second at 32%.
Mamdani has gained 10 points since last month's Emerson poll, where he polled at 22%. Cuomo has gained one point from 34% to 35% over the same period.
When eight rounds of ranked choice voting are factored in, Mamdani leads Cuomo 52% to 48%. Ranked choice voting lets New Yorkers rank up to five candidates.
Among early voters, Mamdani leads Cuomo 41% to 31%, while Cuomo leads Mamdani with same-day voters 36% to 31%.
Voters under 50 are voting for Mamdani by a 2:1 margin, while Cuomo leads among those ages 50 to 59, 63% to 37%, and voters over 60, 56% to 44%.
Cuomo leads overwhelmingly with Black and Hispanic voters, while Mamdani has broad support with white and Asian voters.
Men support Mamdani 56% to 44%, while women lead toward Cuomo 52% to 48%.
The poll was conducted June 18-20. The sample includes 833 likely voters and those who have already voted early with a margin of error of ±3.3%. The margin of error was slightly higher among smaller subsamples of respondents.
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