Eric Adams’ job approval rating dropped to a dismal 20% in a poll released Wednesday – a 30-year record low for a New York City mayor.
The rock-bottom approval for Hizzoner, found by a Quinnipiac University poll of city voters, shatters the previous low point from 2023 of 28%, also set by Adams.
Big Apple registered voters told pollsters by a 63% to 25% margin that the federal corruption charges against Adams should not be dropped — as President Trump’s Department of Justice is attempting to do.
A majority of voters — 56% — also think Adams should resign, compared to 35% who don’t, according to the poll.
“Unpopular even before an indictment on federal corruption charges, voters’ confidence in Mayor Adams sinks to a new low now that his legal case has become a national controversy,” said Mary Snow, assistant director of Quinnipiac University Poll.
“A decision is yet to come on whether federal charges against Mayor Adams will be dismissed. But in the court of public opinion, voters think it’s time for Adams to step aside.”
But Adams still had his best showing in the polls so far for the mayor’s race: second-place.
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo led the 11-candidate pack for the June Democratic primary with 31%, followed by Adams’ 11% support, the poll found.
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani continued his surprisingly good run in recent polls, receiving a third-best 8% support from voters surveyed by Quinnipiac.
“Three and a half years after scandals forced him to resign as New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo leads a crowded field of Democratic mayoral hopefuls with a boost from moderate Democrats,” Snow said. “A key number to watch: 16 percent, the slice of voters who are undecided as this race gains more attention.”
The poll surveyed 1,260 self-identified registered New York City voters from February 27 to March 3, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points. That included 771 self-identified registered Democrats with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.