Special Newsday/Siena Long Island Quality of Life Progress Report
LI’ers Give High Grades to Island on Public Education, Healthcare, Safety Traffic Congestion, Ability to Age in Place Frustrates Many Livability and Transportation Crosstabs
2025
Hochul Approval & Favorability Ratings Up a Little; Hochul Lead Over Stefanik In 2026 Race Falls to 14 Points, 45-31%, from 23 Points, 47-24%, in June; Voters Say if Stefanik Runs & Is Elected Gov, It Would Be Bad for NY,49-37%
If BBB Cuts Federal $ to NY, 36% Say Reduce Services, 24%, Increase Taxes; Voters Oppose NY Spending $3B to Continue Providing Healthcare to Immigrants in NY Illegally; 69% of…
Special Newsday/Siena Long Island Progress Report: Affordability
74% Rate Quality of Life on Long Island as Excellent or Good But, 85% Say Availability of Affordable Housing is a Problem & 77% See Cost of Living on LI…
By 47-45%, NY’ers Think Our Country’s Best Economic Days are Behind Us
Only 52% Confident They will Receive Promised Social Security Benefits; Fewer, 48% Believe Medicare will Provide Required Quality Medical Care Plurality, 48%, Staying Even Financially, 20% Getting Ahead, 32% Falling…
NY Consumer Sentiment Up 3 Points, Still Trails 4 Points From Last Year; National Index Up But Remains 15 Points Below Optimism/Pessimism Breakeven Point
New York Republicans’ Economic Excitement Slows But Still Bullish on Trump Economy; Democrats Remain Down 22 Points Since Election, 19 Points Below Rep’s & Well Below Breakeven Gas Worries Still…
Considering Everything Trump is Doing Domestically & In Foreign Affairs, By 54-33%, Voters Say Trump’s Actions Will Not Make America Great
Strong Support for Eliminating Taxes on Tips & Support for Requiring Work for Healthy Adult Medicaid Recipients; Strong Opposition to Cutting Corporate Taxes & SNAP; Voters: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Will…
Early Look at 2026: Hochul Leads 3 Potential Republican Challengers by 20-25 Points; Hochul Does Not Hit 50%; More than ¼ of Voters Undecided
Hochul Maintains Huge Lead Over Delgado and Torres with Dems; Stefanik Has Large Lead Over Lawler, Huge Lead Over Blakeman with Reps Majority Continues to Support Medical Aid in Dying,…
Hochul Favorability & Job Approval Ratings Little Changed; Majority Prefer ‘Someone Else’ Over Hochul for Gov. in ’26; Still Leads Big Over Other Dems
Stefanik Becomes Instant Frontrunner Among Republicans for Governor in ‘26 Overwhelming Support for ‘Click to Cancel,’ Free Meals for All Public School Students & Restricting Student Smartphone Use in K-12…
Special AARP/Siena Survey of Older New Jersey Residents
NJ Residents 50+ Call for More Affordability; 48% May Leave NJ over Cost of Living 88% More Likely to Vote for Governor That Will Protect Medicaid Sherrill Leads Among Dem…
New York Times/Siena Survey: President Trump’s First 100 Days
By 54-42% Americans Disapprove of Job Trump is Doing; Majorities Disapprove of His Handling of the Economy, Immigration, Russia/Ukraine War & Trade 56% Say Trump’s Changes Have Gone Too Far;…