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Zohran Mamdani won a hard-fought race for mayor of New York City last week. Now, new polling shows that his agenda is popular well beyond the city's five boroughs.
A YouGov poll of American adults found that six of Mamdani's main policy proposals enjoy majority support nationwide.
The most popular was Mamdani's proposal to raise taxes on millionaires and corporations: 69% of respondents said they support the idea, including 40% of self-identified Republicans.
His proposal to provide free childcare for children under five years old is also broadly popular, with 66% of respondents expressing support. So is his proposal to freeze rent for lower-income tenants, with 65% of respondents saying they support the idea.
Even some of the mayor-elect's more controversial policies earned majority support from respondents.
57% said they support the idea of opening city-run grocery stories, while 56% said they support increasing the minimum wage to $30 by 2030.
Permanently eliminating fares for busses ended up being the least popular of the policy proposals polled: just 53% expressed support.
The poll included 1,133 adult US citizens and was conducted between November 5 and 8, after the Mamdani's victory.
Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa in a closely-watched race on Tuesday.
Several big-name billionaires spent heavily on the race in an effort to defeat Mamdani, with many expressing skepticism about his economic proposals.
Since then, some in the business community have sounded a conciliatory note, saying they're rooting for Mamdani's success as mayor.
Mamdani is set to be sworn in on January 1, 2026.
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