Andrew Yang continues to lead latest polls about NYC mayoral candidates; many still undecided

With just over two months to go before the city’s mayoral primary, the Yang Gang is still going strong, though many New Yorkers are still undecided, according to the latest polls.

Entrepreneur Andrew Yang, who’s dominated headlines since entering the packed race in January, got support from more than one in five likely Democratic primary voters in a Spectrum News NY1/Ipsos results of which were released Monday.

This year’s contest is the first big city election to feature ranked-choice voting, in which New Yorkers will list their preferences instead of picking just one candidate. Yang was listed no. 1 by 22% of poll respondents, followed by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, who was listed first by 13% of likely Democratic primary voters; city Comptroller Scott Stringer, 11%; and ex-top de Blasio aide Maya Wiley, 7%.

More than one in four likely voters were still undecided as of last Thursday, when the polling concluded.

That day saw the surfacing of a video of Yang laughing along to misogynistic remarks.

The candidate, who rose to national prominence during his unsuccessful 2020 run for the Democratic presidential nomination, remained on the defensive over the video on Sunday.

“I would never endorse any mistreatment of women in any context,” he was quoted as saying at a press conference by Politico.

A new poll conducted by the Siena College Research Institute and AARP found Yang in the lead, too.

Nearly one in four active Democratic voters age 50 and older ranked him first, with Adams and Stringer “in a dead heat” behind him, according to the survey. Former Citigroup executive Ray McGuire was listed first by 9% of Democratic voters.

The poll of “the city’s most reliable vote bloc” took place from March 20 to April 9. It found controversial Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa leading among Republicans.

The survey also found 26% of Democrats and 44% of Republicans still undecided on their first choices.

Mayor de Blasio leaves office at the end of the year due to term limits. After the June 22 mayoral primaries, the city will hold a general election in November.

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