What is Mamdani's approval rating?

Approval ratings should always be read with the pollster, field dates, sample and question wording. A headline number without those details can mislead.

The first hundred days Marist polling reported 48 percent approval, 30 percent disapproval and 23 percent unsure among New York City residents.

That number measures public mood at one point. The governing record is measured by rent policy, bus service, childcare openings, safety data, budget votes and federal pressure.

Approval can rise after a visible win and fall during budget fights, service failures or national conflict. Margin of error also matters.

Compare approval with delivery. A mayor can poll well while a promise is still pending, or poll poorly while a hard policy fight is still moving.

The strongest comparison is not one poll against a rumour. It is polling over time, matched against rent, buses, childcare, housing, public safety and cost of living measures.