NEW POLL: The Race for NYC Comptroller and Public Advocate

By Honan Strategy Group | April 22, 2025


To:                Interested Parties

From:           Bradley Honan – Honan Strategy Group

Re:                The Race for NYC Comptroller and Public Advocate

Date:            April 18, 2025

Overview:

Honan Strategy Group, in partnership with the 5 New York City Chambers of Commerce (non-partisan organizations, which do not endorse candidates), has conducted 823 survey interviews with Democratic voters likely to vote in the June Democratic Primary election for Mayor.

Here are the key conclusions:

  1. While 6 in 10 are undecided in the primary race for Comptroller, at this point, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine leads the race with 25% of the vote to City Councilman Justin Brannan’s 10%, and State Senator Kevin Parker’s 5% of the vote.
  2. In the race for Public Advocate, 51% of NYC Democratic primary voters plan to vote for Jumaane Williams, 6% indicate they will vote for businessman Marty Dolan, and 6% will vote for Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar. 1 in 3 (32%) of voters are undecided.

The Race for NYC Comptroller:

In the race for New York City Comptroller, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine leads with 25% of the vote to City Councilman Justin Brannan’s 10%, and State Senator Kevin Parker’s 5% of the vote.  6 in 10 primary voters are undecided.

The Race for NYC Public Advocate:

In the race for Public Advocate, 51% of NYC Democratic primary voters plan to vote to re-elect Jumaane Williams, 6% indicate they will vote for businessman Marty Dolan, and 6% will vote for Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar  32% of voters are undecided.

Survey Methodology:

Honan Strategy Group’s Democratic Mayoral Barometer Survey was conducted in the following manner based on the parameters outlined below. This is in-line with the methodology used in the 3 previous polls we have conducted on the Democratic Primary for Mayor.

  • A total of 823 survey interviews were conducted among likely New York City Democratic primary voters.
  • The survey was conducted using a text-to-web methodology, and the dates of interviewing were from April 16th to 17th, 2025.
  • The overall margin of sampling error was = +/-3.41% at the 95% confidence level and higher among subgroups.
  • The survey sampling frame was drawn to reflect the known population characteristics of New York City primary voters across demographics (age, race, gender) and political geography (County/Borough).
  • The sample was comprised of likely Democratic primary voters defined below and included those recently registered to vote who represent potential anti-Trump “surge” voters.

Likely Democratic Primary voters were defined as follows:

  • Democrats who voted in any Democratic primary between 2021 and 2024.

Democratic Anti-Trump “surge” voters were defined as follows:

  • Those who say they will cast a ballot in June mainly due to Trump’s presence in the White House and who otherwise likely would not have cast a ballot in the June 2025 Primary had Kamala Harris been elected President.
  • The voter selection criteria used to define this segment of voters was Democrats who registered to vote after January 1, 2024.