Gov. Kathy Hochul received decidedly mixed reviews from New Yorkers in a new Marist Poll that called her job performance in to question.
In a survey of 1,780 New Yorkers conducted between Nov. 13-15, 42% of New Yorkers disapproved of Hochul’s job performance as governor while 41% approved; in 2021, Hochul enjoyed a 49% job approval rating. New Yorkers were nearly twice as likely to strongly disapprove (26%) of Hochul’s job performance as strongly approve (15%). Presented a different way, 60% of New Yorkers said Hochul is doing a fair (28%) or poor job (32%) as governor.
The poll found nearly six in ten respondents (59%) believed the quality of life in New York has gotten worse during the past year, while only 11% said it has gotten better and 30% believed it has not changed. Among political affiliations, 46% of Democrats, 78% of Republicans, and 67% of non-enrolled voters cited a deterioration in the state’s quality of life.
Regarding the governor’s leadership abilities, 56% of respondents – including 43% of Democrats – did not think Hochul was improving the way things are working in Albany, while 39% sad she is having a positive effect on Albany. Two years ago in a similar poll, 46% said Hochul was changing things for the better while 39% thought she was negatively impacting state government.
As for her political agenda, 45% of respondents said Hochul’s ideology was on the mark while 39% of respondents – including 19% of Democrats – thought she was too liberal and 12% said Hochul was too conservative.
Lee M. Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, observed, “Gov. Hochul’s standing has deteriorated in the state.”
