Less than one month before the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City, Eric Adams has overtaken Andrew Yang as the top vote-getter, but still remains far from the needed 50% +1 majority, according to a new Spectrum News NY1/Ipsos poll. Around one in five likely Democratic voters say Adams is their first choice, followed by Yang and the fast-rising Kathryn Garcia, who has nearly doubled her name recognition and quadrupled her share of first-choice votes since the previous NY1/Ipsos poll in April.
The poll also finds that crime has overtaken COVID-19 as the most important issue for both voters and the overall population, with almost half of voters saying it should be the top priority for the next New York City mayor to address. CONTINUED
Mallory Newall & Sara Machi, Ipsos
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