New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's favorability rating has seen a strong increase as he continues to handle the coronavirus pandemic in the state.
According to a new poll by the Sienna College Research Institute, Cuomo's favorability rating has surged in the past month, with a 71 percent favorability rating in March. The poll was conducted from March 22 to March 26 via telephone calls with 566 registered voters in New York and has a margin of error of 4.5 percentage points.
The poll comes amid Cuomo facing the coronavirus pandemic head on the Empire State, which has become the U.S. state with the highest number of confirmed cases. According to a tracker provided by Johns Hopkins University, there are over 59,000 confirmed cases in New York and at least 966 deaths.Bryan R. Smith/Getty
The poll also found that Cuomo's response to the pandemic has been approved by a majority of New Yorkers. According to the poll, 87 percent approve of the way Cuomo is addressing the pandemic. This approval rating is similar across political party lines, with 95 percent of Democrats approving of Cuomo's handling of the pandemic, 70 percent of Republicans and 87 percent of Independents.
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