--- description: Close to half a million New Yorkers have cast their ballots in the closely watched NYC mayoral election. Here's what the latest polls say. title: The Polls Are Narrowing in the NYC Mayoral Election image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff881e65b1824bfb/6998cb5e07a30d1bdd77d7fb/GettyImages-2244350817.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [New York](/tag/new-york/) ## New York Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # New York City Mayoral Election: What the Latest Polls Say  by [Rebecca Schneid](/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Reporter Nov 1, 2025 3:02 PM CUT  New York City Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani visits a cultural center for the elderly, where he participated in both tai chi and other cultural dances on October 31, 2025, in New York City. New York City Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani visits a cultural center for the elderly, where he participated in both tai chi and other cultural dances on October 31, 2025, in New York City.Spencer Platt—Getty Images  by [Rebecca Schneid](/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Reporter Nov 1, 2025 3:02 PM CUT Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers have already [cast their ballots](https://time.com/7328439/nyc-mayor-race-early-voting-registration-mamdani-cuomo-sliwa/ "undefined") in the first days of early voting in the NYC mayoral election, as the three front-runners show no signs of letting up on their campaigns. Democratic nominee and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani sought out older voters on Friday, doing Tai Chi with seniors on the Lower East Side, before heading out with trick-or-treaters in Park Slope on Halloween evening. [Andrew Cuomo](https://time.com/7303765/andrew-cuomo-new-york-city-mayoral-campaign-roadblocks/ "undefined"), the former Democratic governor of New York who is running as an independent, courted conservatives in Brighton Beach, while the Republican [Curtis Sliwa was in Greenwich Village](https://x.com/CurtisSliwa/status/1984441704452083800 "undefined") on the sixth day of early voting, ahead of November 4 election day. **Read More:** [_‘A Politics of No Translation.’ Zohran Mamdani on His Unlikely Rise_](https://time.com/7308924/zohran-mamdani-interview-time/ "undefined") Some 480,000 people have already voted in the closely watched New York City mayoral election by Saturday, outpacing the last election, as big money has poured in from national figures trying to prevent democratic socialist Mamdani from taking the reins in the nation's most populous city. Public filings show former mayor Michael Bloomberg donated [$3.5 million](https://www.nyccfb.info/ftmsearch/IndependentSpenders/Contributions?ec=2025&rt=ind&indId=Z257 "undefined") this week to a super PAC opposing Mamdani, and $1.5 million to another PAC supporting Cuomo. Meanwhile, Cuomo continued to post [pictures and AI-generated videos](https://x.com/andrewcuomo/status/1984416921937232084 "undefined") that claimed a vote for Sliwa is a vote for Mamdani, aiming to sway conservative voters to his campaign. Despite the big spending, Mamdani remains a clear frontrunner in the polls, as the Democratic nominee maintains his double-digit lead over the former Governor in most polls leading up to the election. The most recent poll, however, has shown his lead over Cuomo has shrunk to just seven points—the closest of the campaign so far. Unlike the primaries, the general election does not use ranked-choice voting, so the candidate with the most votes after election day will become mayor. Here is a breakdown of the latest polls as we head into the final days of the campaign. **AtlasIntel (Oct 25-30)** Zohran Mamdani 41% Andrew Cuomo 34% Curtis Sliwa 24% Poll [details](https://x.com/atlas%5Fintel/status/1984440232691814763?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet "undefined"): 1,587 likely voters. **Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research (Oct 24-28)** Zohran Mamdani 47% Andrew Cuomo 31% Curtis Sliwa 15% Poll [details](https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/10/fox%5Foctober-24-28-2025%5Fnyc-mayor%5Ftopline%5Foctober-30-release.pdf "undefined"): 971 likely voters. **Marist University (Oct 24-28)** Zohran Mamdani 48% Andrew Cuomo 32% Curtis Sliwa 16% Poll [details](https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/nyc-mayors-race-october-2025/ "undefined"): 792 likely voters. **Quinnipiac University (Oct 23-27)** Zohran Mamdani 43% Andrew Cuomo 33% Curtis Sliwa 14% Poll [details](https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3940 "undefined"): 911 likely voters. **Emerson College (Oct 25-27)** Zohran Mamdani 51% Andrew Cuomo 26% Curtis Sliwa 21% Poll [details](https://emersoncollegepolling.com/new-york-city-mayor-and-new-jersey-governor-2025/ "undefined"): 640 likely voters. **Manhattan Institute (Oct 22-26)** Zohran Mamdani 43% Andrew Cuomo 28% Curtis Sliwa 15% Poll [details](https://media4.manhattan-institute.org/wp-content/uploads/Toplines%5FNY%5Fcombined.pdf "undefined"): 600 likely voters. **J.L. Partners (Oct 23-26)** Zohran Mamdani 43% Andrew Cuomo 29% Curtis Sliwa 19% Poll [details](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15235585/mamdani-poll-terrifying-nightmare-new-york.html "undefined"): 500 likely voters. **Suffolk University (Oct 23-26)** Zohran Mamdani 44% Andrew Cuomo 34% Curtis Sliwa 11% Poll [details](https://www.suffolk.edu/academics/research-at-suffolk/political-research-center/polls/other-states#collapse-October-27-2025-New-York-City-Mayor-General-Election "undefined"): 500 likely voters. **Victory Insights (Oct 22-23)** Zohran Mamdani 47% Andrew Cuomo 29% Curtis Sliwa 16% Poll [details](https://irp.cdn-website.com/07e08705/files/uploaded/PollSummary%5FNYC%5F2025-10-24.pdf "undefined"): 500 likely voters. **Zenith Research (Oct 14-20)** Zohran Mamdani 45% Andrew Cuomo 29% Curtis Sliwa 15% Poll [details](https://x.com/admcrlsn/status/1983631069107867966?s=46 "undefined"): 837 likely voters. **Patriot Polling (Oct 18-19)** Zohran Mamdani 43% Andrew Cuomo 32% Curtis Sliwa 19% Poll [details](https://patriotpolling.com/our-polls/f/new-york-city-mayoral-election "undefined"): 715 likely voters. **Gotham Polling & Analytics Oct (22-26)** Zohran Mamdani 43%. Andrew Cuomo 29% Curtis Sliwa 19% Poll [details](https://gothampolling.com/poll-nyc-mayor-general-election-2025-aarp-october/ "undefined"): 1,040 likely voters. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7330401/nyc-mayoral-polls-early-voting/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7330401/nyc-mayoral-polls-early-voting/"},"headline":"New York City Mayoral Election: What the Latest Polls Say","datePublished":"2025-11-01T15:02:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-11T00:29:40.534Z","description":"Close to half a million New Yorkers have cast their ballots in the closely watched NYC mayoral election. 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