Less than half of New York Democrats said their party should renominate President Joe Biden as their 2024 presidential candidate, according to a Siena Research poll released Tuesday.
Only 47% said that the party should pick Biden, 46% said the Democratic Party should pick someone else, and the remaining 7% were unsure.
Other results from the poll include:
- Among those who said Democrats should choose a different candidate, 10% chose Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and 8% picked Vice President Kamala Harris.
- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a registered independent, both were chosen by 7% among those who said the party should choose a different candidate, while California Gov. Gavin Newsom received 5%, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was selected by 4%, and 1% chose Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
- In addition, among Democrats who said a different candidate should be chosen, 15% said "someone else," and 43% were unsure or had no opinion.
- When asked if Biden should "face an impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives stemming from his involvement in alleged corrupt business dealings by his son, Hunter Biden," 45% of all New York respondents across party lines said he should, while 46% said he should not and 9% were unsure.
- Even among New York Democrats, 28% said Biden should face an impeachment inquiry, while 54% of the state's Independents and 74% of Republicans agreed that he should.
The poll was conducted between August 13-16, among 803 registered New York voters. It has a +/- 4.4 percent margin of error.