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Poll: Mamdani most popular elected official in NYC

A new survey shows the NYC official with higher favorability than peers across the city.

newest coverage 1d agosummary written 1d ago8 pieces29 likes & upvotes5 comments RedditNewswiresHacker NewsMastodon

What to know

  • YouGov polling ranks Mamdani as the most popular elected official in NYC.
  • Commenters note Mamdani's support extends far beyond NYC, with online engagement from people across the country.
  • Some question the polling's scope and note other politicians rank higher in broader measurements.

The dispute Whether Mamdani's poll ranking accurately reflects actual citywide support or is skewed by his national social media following. · positions read across 4 posts and comments

many voices

Mamdani has substantial popular appeal, particularly demonstrated by engaged online following beyond NYC.

  • “Nearly every single video his office puts out on Youtube has dozens of comments in the same format: "That's my mayor! And I live in [anywhere on the planet but NYC.]"”

    popculturella · Reddit ↗
some voices

The poll's ranking should be viewed in context of broader politician popularity and potential measurement issues.

  • “According to YouGov's polling, Obama is still the most popular politician in the country and Sanders is the most popular in office. Mamdani is 8th among politicians.”

    kneeco28 · Reddit ↗

Mamdani NYC elected official

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yesterdaytodaynow · 6:00 PM ET
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    Poll finding spreads across social platforms

    The story was picked up and shared on Hacker News, Reddit, and Mastodon over the course of September 24, drawing commentary on the poll's findings and their context.

    “According to YouGov's polling, Obama is still the most popular politician in the country and Sanders is the most popular in office. Mamdani is 8th among politicians.”
    — kneeco28, Reddit commenter · source

    • According to YouGov's polling, Obama is still the most popular politician in the country and Sanders is the most popular in office. Mamdani is 8th among politicians. And AOC is just ahead of him if we limit to NYC politicians.

      kneeco28r/politics2d agoview on r/politics ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 4 posts in this stretch

    • Nearly every single video his office puts out on Youtube has dozens of comments in the same format: "That's my mayor! And I live in [anywhere on the planet but NYC]." He's uh...pretty popular.

      popculturellar/politics1d agoview on r/politics ↗

    • Same here. I'm in CA, but I'm practically hanging on this guy's every press release.

      blankdoubtr/politics2d agoview on r/politics ↗
    all of them →
  2. background

    YouGov poll names Mamdani most popular NYC elected official — New York Daily News published polling data showing Mamdani as the most popular elected official in New York City.

What people are saying 1 voices from 1 site · best of 4 · verbatim