NEW YORK – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s approval ratings and favorability scores have dropped to their lowest levels in nearly three years, according to Siena College’s poll released on Thursday.

Hochul’s favorability score is at its lowest ever number, 38%. 49% of respondents view her unfavorably. Her approval rating for her job has also dropped to 44% with 50% disapproving. This is a marked decline from the 45-46% split in May.

The poll showed that while a small majority of voters believed Hochul demonstrated honesty and integrity (40-36%), and worked hard for the people (42-36%), larger pluralities felt she didn’t care about them (44-34%), and lacked decisive leadership (44-66%).

UNITED STATES – November 21: Governor Kathy Hochul during Press Conference in her office in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. The Governor announced that $3 million would be allocated for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services to expand its Domestic Terrorism Prevention Unit’s Threat Assessment and Management Training to all colleges and Universities in New York State. These new resources will continue to combat the rise of online hate speech in New York. The UJA Federation of New York and Sheikh Musa Drammeh also attended the event. (Photo by Luiz Ribeiro, NY Daily News via Getty Images).

On November 21, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul was pictured at a press event in her office in Midtown Manhattan. (Photo by Luiz Ribeiro, NY Daily News, via Getty Images).

Steven Greenberg, a Siena College pollster, said that despite strongly supporting Hochul’s decision to delay congestion pricing and even more so the social media legislation she championed in her nearly three-year tenure as governor, Hochul now has the lowest favorable and job approval ratings of all the Governors she’s served.

The approval of Hochul’s job performance is significantly divided by party lines. Hochul has a favorable rating of two to one among Democrats and a job approval rating that is even higher. Among Republicans, she is viewed unfavorably by 81%, while 61% of Independents are also against her. 84% of Republicans, and 63% independents, disapprove of her performance.

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at Henrietta in New York on January 20, 2021. (Governors Press Office).

Kathy Hochul will speak in Henrietta on January 20, 2021. (Governors Press Office).

Greenberg stated that “when it comes to the various Hochul traits, there is still a partisan divide between Democrats and Republicans on one side with independents on another side.” Democrats say Hochul is honest, a leader who takes decisive action, cares for people like them and works hard. Republicans and independents disagree.”

Voters do support some of Hochul’s recent policies. Voters of all parties support her decision to stop the congestion pricing plan. A bipartisan majority of 70-12 approved the bill that would ban algorithmic social media feeds addictive for minors.