United States
New York governor polls 2026
Governor election 3 Nov 2026, tomorrow.
Kathy Hochul leads the polling average with 53.6%, 12.5 points ahead of Bruce Blakeman.
Average
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Trend
Kathy HochulBruce Blakeman
Stances
Kathy HochulBruce Blakeman
Immigration
ExpandRestrictRemigration
Economy
Free marketState-directed
Abortion
Broad accessProtect unborn life
Marriage & family
Individual choiceTraditional
National culture
CosmopolitanPreserve heritage
Technology1 unplaced
Light-touchRein in Big Tech
Scores and reasons written by AI. Methodology
Why these scores
Immigration
- Kathy Hochul: 2.5 of 10 Signed 2026 law banning masked ICE agents and letting residents sue federal officers
- Bruce Blakeman: 7 of 10 Signed 287(g) deal letting Nassau police work with ICE; ordered hotels not to house migrants
Economy
- Kathy Hochul: 5.5 of 10 Funded universal pre-K and free childcare for NYC two-year-olds; revived congestion pricing
- Bruce Blakeman: 2.5 of 10 Kept Nassau property taxes flat; campaigns on cutting New York's taxes and costs
Christian identity
- Kathy Hochul: 2 of 10 Catholic who says her faith stays out of policy; no school-prayer or religious-liberty agenda
- Bruce Blakeman: 4.5 of 10 Modern Orthodox Jew; says faith matters to him but offers no religion-in-public-life policy
Abortion
- Kathy Hochul: 1 of 10 Backed 2024 abortion-rights constitutional amendment; refused extradition of doctor mailing abortion pills
- Bruce Blakeman: 3.5 of 10 Calls himself a 'pro-choice Republican' backing legal abortion early in pregnancy
Marriage & family
- Kathy Hochul: 1.5 of 10 Signed shield protections for gender-affirming care; supports same-sex marriage and LGBTQ protections
- Bruce Blakeman: 5.5 of 10 Ordered ban on transgender women's teams at county facilities (struck down 2024)
National culture
- Kathy Hochul: 2.5 of 10 Signed 2022 law requiring state agencies to translate services into twelve languages
- Bruce Blakeman: 5.5 of 10 No heritage agenda; record is the Nassau mask ban on protesters and campus antisemitism fights
Subsidiarity
- Kathy Hochul: 4 of 10 Sought state power to override local zoning for housing; state-led mandates
- Bruce Blakeman: 6.5 of 10 Repeatedly defies state mandates on masks, bail reform and flags; county over Albany
Technology
- Kathy Hochul: 7.5 of 10 Signed SAFE for Kids Act on addictive feeds, school phone ban and RAISE AI safety act