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Less than a third of New York City voters approve of Mayor Eric Adams’ job performance, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday — the lowest approval rating for a Big Apple mayor since the poll began in 1996.
The poll, which surveyed nearly 1,300 self-identified registered voters in live phone interviews from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, found 58% said they disapprove of Adams’ performance, compared to 28% who said they approve.
Previously, the lowest-rated New York City mayor was Michael Bloomberg in 2003, when he received an approval rating of 31%, according to Quinnipiac.
Driving voters’ dissatisfaction with Adams were budget cuts he’s announced, as well as his handling of the migrant crisis, homelessness, and public schools, the poll found.
Most voters polled, 60%, even disapproved of Adams’ handling of crime — an issue he campaigned on.
“There’s no good news for Mayor Adams in this poll,” said Mary Snow, a poll assistant director at Quinnipiac, in a written statement. “Not only are voters giving him poor grades on the job he’s doing at City Hall, their views on his character have dimmed.”
