It’s not New York without pessimism.
53% of New York’s registered voters believe the state is headed in the wrong direction, and a staggering 80% want term limits for the governor and legislators, according to a new poll.
Some other big numbers? The respondents gave Governor Kathy Hochul a 40% approval rating, which is down from her 50% figure from a survey released three months ago. Other state lawmakers got a mere 27% approval rating, down from their recent 36%. And 40% of New Yorkers admitted they are considering leaving.
“Independent and unaffiliated New Yorkers, the second largest group of voters in the state, are clearly frustrated with the state of democracy in New York and the latest Voter Empowerment Index makes this face clear,” Unite NY Executive Director Tim Dunn said in a statement, referring to the bloc’s influence on the survey’s results.
Voters who were surveyed identified crime and public safety as their most pressing issues, though they also seemed dissatisfied with the state of electoral reform: 10% said New York was doing that well with respect to other states.
