As New York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, approaches his first 100 days in office, a new survey shows that roughly half of city residents approve of his performance so far.

The poll, conducted by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion and released on Wednesday morning, found that 48% of residents say they approve of the job Mamdani, 34, is doing, while 30% disapprove and 23% remain unsure.

The survey also found that 55% of residents view him either very or somewhat favorably, and 56% believe that the city is moving in the right direction. This marks an increase from October 2025, when just 31% of city residents surveyed said they believed the city was on track, the poll states.

Nearly three of four respondents say they believe that Mamdani is working hard as mayor, and 61% say they believe he understands the city’s challenges. A majority say they believe he is a good leader for the city, and that he is someone who cares about people like them and is “doing more to unite New York City than to divide it”.

Over half of the residents say that they have a great deal or a good amount of trust in Mamdani to make decisions in the city’s best interest, and 60% of respondents believe that he is fulfilling his campaign promises.

Still, the survey notes that Mamdani’s approval rating as he approaches his first 100 days in office trails that of his predecessor Eric Adams at the same point in his term. The survey states that in 2022, 61% of city residents approved of Adams’s performance, compared with 48% who say they approve of Mamdani’s performance in the current poll.

Mamdani’s approval rating in this poll is closer to that of Bill de Blasio in 2014, according to the New York Times.

However, the poll states that Mamdani outperforms both Adams and de Blasio “among registered voters in terms of effecting positive change in New York City”.

The poll surveyed 1,454 New York City residents between 26 March and 31 March 2026 and has a margin of error of a plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.

Lee M Miringoff, the director of the Marist poll, described the results to the New York Times as a “good start”.

“But New York City doesn’t give a honeymoon easily, and I think it’s still a proving time for him,” they added.