More than half of New York voters, 56%, believe that the quality of life in the state is worsening, according to a survey released Tuesday.
The surveyheld by Siena College, revealed that only 14% think the situation in New York is improving and 25% say it will stay more or less the same. More than two-thirds of Republicans and independents think the quality of life in New York is getting worse, as does a plurality, 42%, of Democrats, according to the poll.
Almost half of the voters, 49% identify the cost of living in New York as one of the two main issues that Governor Kathy Hochul and the Legislature must addressand 29% consider it the main issue.
The top issues state voters want Governor Hochul and the Legislature to address are: cost of living, 29%; influx of immigrants, 23%; crime, 15%; affordable housing, 13%; access to medical care, 9%; and environment and New Yorkers leaving the state, 4% each.
“The three main issues for Democrats are the cost of living, housing and immigrants. For Republicans it is immigrants, the cost of living and crime. Independents talk about the cost of living, immigrants and crime,” explained Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg.
Hochul’s popularity falls
These data explain, in part, why the popularity of the governor of New York has fallen. Currently 42% of the state’s voters have a favorable opinion of Hochul, compared to 46% who have an unfavorable opinion., according to the survey. In the last poll, carried out last month, the Democrat had a positive balance of 45% to 42%.
In addition, his job approval rating has fallen, 48%-47%, compared to 52-43% in January. That is, approval of his work has fallen by eight percentage points.
“Whether it was his budget proposals, his efforts on issues of importance to voters, or perhaps the recent special elections that drew attention in Queens and Nassau, both Hochul’s favorability and job approval ratings fell the most among voters. suburban voters from the south of the state and Democrats,” explained the pollster.
However, the good news for Hochul is that the survey revealed that the majority (42% vs. 29%) believe it is honest, non-corrupt (49% vs. 22%) and effective (40% vs. 37%).
“A plurality of voters, including a majority of Republicans and a plurality of independents, think Hochul is out of touch with average New Yorkers,” Greenberg said. “Even Democrats are very divided.”
Siena College surveyed 806 registered New York voters Feb. 12-14 with a margin of error of 4.2 percentage points.
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