NYC LGBT voters back Zohran Mamdani by just tiny margin over Andrew Cuomo — but 24% are undecided: poll
New York City's LGBT voters back Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani by just a slim margin ahead of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo — and about one fourth are still undecided, a new survey obtained by The Post claims.
The demographic group could play an outsized role in selecting the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor, accounting for up to 25% of the total vote, according to the survey, conducted by the Honan Strategy Group for the Bronx-based LGBT group Destination Tomorrow.
As with other voters, LGBTers see a largely two person race — with 25% backing Mamdani, 21% supporting Cuomo — and no other candidate breaking 10%.
5 New York City mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani holds a press conference at the UAW Local Headquarters.
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'No one else has broken through,' said pollster Bradley Honan, noting he was surprised at the high percentage of undecided LGBT voters compared to other Democrats.
A significant 24% of LGBT New Yorkers — about one quarter of all Democrats — were still undecided with early voting starting Saturday for the June 24 primary.
The poll found that 75% of Democrats identified as heterosexual, about 20% identified as LGBT or non-straight and 5% declined to identify their sexual orientation.
The breakdown includes 7% who identified as gay and lesbian, 4% as bisexual, 3% pansexual, 1% queer and another 5% who identified as having 'another identity.'
5 Speaker Adrienne Adams is indourced by the Williams Plaza Tenants Association during her run for mayor.
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City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams received 7% support from LGBT Democratic New York City voters.
Three other candidates — City Comptroller Brad Lander, former Comptroller Scott Stringer and Brooklyn state Sen. Zellnor Myrie — each received the backing of 6% of respondents.
Queens state Sen. Jessica Ramos, who recently endorsed rival Cuomo, and former Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake, each received 2% support.
Cuomo, when he was governor, pushed through a gay marriage law in 2011 and he's run with strong LGBT backing in his races for governor.
5 Candidates Adrienne Adams, Brad Lander, Jessica Ramos, Zellnor Myrie, Andrew Cuomo, Whitney Tilson, Zohran Mamdani, Michael Blake and Scott Stringer participate in a Democratic mayoral primary debate, at NBC's 30 Rockefeller Center studios in New York on June 4, 2025.
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That was before he resigned as governor in 2021 following sexual misconduct accusations that he has denied.
The major local LGBT political clubs did not endorse his comeback bid.
The Stonewall Democrats ranked Adams, no relation to the mayor, first in the primary, Lander second and Mamdani, a Queens state Assembly member, third.
5 The major local LGBT political clubs did not endorse Cuomo's comeback bid.
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The Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club also did not rank Cuomo.
The 4 point spread between Mamdani and Cuomo is within the poll's 5.87 percentage point margin of error for the 282 LGBT Democrats queried.
Among all 1,257 Dems queried — including LGBTers — Cuomo defeated Mamdani in the seventh round of rank-choice voting 56% to 44%. That's similar to most other recent polls.
5 New York City voters in Brooklyn seen casting their votes on November 5, 2024 at Brooklyn Prospect High School at 3002 Fort Hamilton Parkway in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn.
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The horse race starts with Cuomo at 38%, Mandani with 22%, city Comptroller Brad Lander with 12% and Adrienne Adams with 10%, and another 10% are undecided.
The survey asked specific questions pertaining to the LGBT community. A majority of all Democratic voters said the next mayor has to do more to assist LGBT New Yorkers, particularly black and brown individuals.
The text poll of all 1,257 Democrats was conducted from June 5th to 9th and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.76 percentage points.
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