Siena Poll: Harris leads Trump by 19 points in NY

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Siena Research Institute released its latest poll of New York State likely voters on Tuesday morning. In this poll, a range of topics are covered from who voters trust with certain issues to the direction they think the state is going in.

According to the poll, Vice President Kamala Harris had her largest lead in the state against Former President Donald Trump with this poll. Harris now leads 58% to 39% against Trump for New York State's likely voters.

Voters also say that they trust Harris more than Trump on abortion issues with Harris having 64% support and Trump 31%. Harris also leads Trump in this poll when it comes to who New York voters trust with democracy at 58-38%.

As for the economy and democracy, Harris is also favored by New Yorkers. 52% say Harris will do a better job on the economy while 46% say Trump will. 50% say Harris will do better with immigration and 46% say Trump will.

“The gender gap is also widening, with men supporting Trump 54-43%, up a little from 52-46% last month, and women overwhelmingly supporting Harris, 71-25%, up from 64-32% in September,” Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said. “The increase in Harris’ lead comes from Black, white, and Latino voters, as well as younger and middle-aged voters.”

Governor Kathy Hochul's approval ratings have risen slightly since the last poll of New Yorkers. It is up to 36-51% from 34-54% in September.

Hochul's job approval rating also rose slightly sitting at 41-51%. It rose from 39-56% in September.

About half of voters say the state is headed in the wrong direction, coming to 51%. 37% say it is on the right track. In September the voters were split 55-32%.