FACT CHECK · US POLITICS
Claim: That poll only had 227 New Yorkers in it
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Siena, 3-6 Aug 2026: 811 likely NY voters statewide (margin 4.2), NYC subsample a few hundred. In the city Mamdani was 69% favorable, 24% not; statewide 47-44. Small slice, wider margin, not fake.
Jewish voters statewide in the same poll: 26% favorable, 66% unfavorable. The favorability questions were asked of 691 of the 811.
SOURCE
Siena College Research Institute, SNY0826 crosstabs, Aug 2026; Yeshiva World, Aug 2026
sri.siena.edu · theyeshivaworld.com
sri.siena.edu · theyeshivaworld.com
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