NEW NY POLL: Voters Support Criminal Charges Against Andrew Cuomo

Today, Data for Progress released a new poll of voters in New York showing a majority of voters support charging former Governor Andrew Cuomo with a crime following allegations that Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women whilst in office. This survey was fielded between Aug. 6 and Aug. 11, before Cuomo announced he would be stepping down. 

Voters support Cuomo being charged with a crime by a 23-point margin, with 52% of voters in favor of Cuomo being criminally charged while 29% opposed criminal charges and 19% said they did not know. 78% of New York voters also say the AG's report detailing Gov Cuomo's sexual harassment is "somewhat" or "very" credible, and 63% of voters support legislators voting to impeach Cuomo.

Also fielded was a hypothetical 2022 Democratic gubernatorial primary amongst a field of candidates including New York Attorney General Tish James, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Sen. Alessandria Biaggi, and Rep. Tom Suozzi. While a quarter of likely Democratic voters were undecided, AG James received 26% support, while Hochul and de Blasio both received 14% support. 

The same poll also surveyed New York voters' opinions on climate change, immigration, government reform policy, and more.

Read the full poll and methodology here.