Poll: Cuomo’s favorability plummets; New Yorkers don’t know Hochul
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, file photo, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul looks toward New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo during a cabinet meeting at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y.[AP Photo/Mike Groll, File]
Gov. Cuomo is stepping down with his lowest favorability rating since taking office. That’s according to a new Marist Poll. It shows that only 28% of New Yorkers have a favorable opinion of the governor.
His favorability rating was 50% in February. That was his previous low point.
The poll shows Cuomo is leaving with a 38% job approval rating. That’s dropped from 49% in February and 66% in July 2020.
The same survey showed that New Yorkers don’t know very much about Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul. As she prepares to become governor, 64% New Yorkers say they’ve never heard of her or are unsure how to rate her.