New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to hold a strong lead over actress Cynthia Nixon in the Democratic primary for New York governor in a Siena College poll, The New York Times reported.
In the poll:
- 60 percent favor Cuomo.
- 29 percent favor Nixon.
Breaking down the results, Cuomo outdoes Nixon in every region, racial group, age, and among both men and women. The African-American community gives Cuomo the strongest support, with 75 percent supporting him to only 19 percent for Nixon, The Times reported.
Nixon has been campaigning with African-American city councilman Jumaane Williams as he running mate. He is challenging Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul. That race is more competitive than Cuomo and Nixon, the poll suggested.
- 30 percent favor Hochul.
- 21 percent favor Williams.
- 50 percent remain undecided.
The actress and activist is more successful regarding the question of corruption, The Times reported.
- 45 percent said she would fight against corruption better than Cuomo.
- 40 percent said Cuomo would be better at going against corruption.
The Siena College poll was conducted between July 22 and July 26 among 630 likely Democratic voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points, The Times reported.
A poll earlier in July also showed Cuomo with a strong lead. Fifty-nine percent of New York voters supported Cuomo over Nixon’s 23 percent in a Quinnipiac University poll published July 18.
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