A new poll finds New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is at his highest approval rating in three years.
According to the Siena College poll, 61 percent of voters now say they view him favorably overall, and just over half — 51 percent — say they like the job he’s doing in office.
Siena polls spokesman Steve Greenberg said the numbers are part of a trend of rising popularity for the governor in the weeks since President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
“By comparison, voters clearly like Gov. Cuomo more than what they’ve been seeing coming out of Washington, D.C., with President Trump,” Greenberg said.
There are some weak points for the governor.
When voters were asked about eight specific issues, they rated the governor positively on only two of them: higher education and human rights. The governor recently enacted a program to offer free tuition at public colleges to some middle-class families.
The majority said Cuomo has more work to do on things like taxes, improving infrastructure and the economy.
