Jewish voters split on giving Mamdani a second term — and see Jessica Tisch as his strongest rival, new poll shows

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According to reporting by The Forward, Jewish New Yorkers divided over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s handling of antisemitism and criticism of Israel are also split on whether he deserves a second term, with some eyeing his Jewish police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, as a potential challenger, according.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and and Jessica Tisch, commissioner of the New York Police Department on Jan. 6. Photo by Adam Gray/Bloomberg

Jewish New Yorkers divided over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s handling of antisemitism and criticism of Israel are also split on whether he deserves a second term, with some eyeing his Jewish police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, as a potential challenger, according to a new poll. Mamdani, the city’s first Muslim mayor, won a bitterly contested Democratic primary last year without securing a majority of Jewish voters.

The survey by Honan Strategy Group of 269 Jewish voters across the five boroughs, shared exclusively with the Forward , found that Tisch narrowly leads Mamdani among Jewish Democratic primary voters, 44% to 42%, in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup for mayor in 2029.

Mamdani remains the frontrunner, according to the poll, even among Jewish Democrats in a crowded primary field that hypothetically includes three Jewish rivals. He received 44% support, compared with 25% for Tisch, 7% for City Council Speaker Julie Menin and 4% for Rep. Dan Goldman, in the poll. Another 13% were undecided.

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Information in this article was compiled directly from records provided by The Forward. Access the primary source document at: https://forward.com/news/859115/mamdani-jessica-tisch-jewish-voters-poll/. Reporting and editorial review conducted by the USA NOW News Desk.