Less than two months to go in the general election season, Democrat Zephyr Teachout has a 5-point lead over Republican John Faso (47% to 42%, with just 11% of voters remaining undecided), according to a DCCC tracking survey of likely general election voters in New York’s 19th Congressional District.
Teachout has a commanding 16-point advantage over Faso among registered Independents (51% to 35%). She also has strong support among young voters, leading by 45 points among voters age 18 to 34 (61% to 16%) and by 14 points among voters age 35 to 44 (52% to 38%), and a 10-point lead among women (48% to 38%).
NY-19 is also a favorable environment for Democrats this cycle.
Hillary Clinton holds a 3-point lead over Donald Trump in this district and Democrats tie Republicans on the generic Congressional ballot (44% to 44%).
Teachout outperforms the top of the ticket due to her positive profile in the district (+19 net, 39% favorable, 20% unfavorable). Registered Independents (+25 net), voters under age 35 (+32 net), and voters age 35 to 44 (+21 net) all hold strongly positive views of Teachout.
“Given his long record in Albany as an anti-choice and anti-equal pay lawmaker, and insider lobbyist for corporate special interests, it is clear that Hudson Valley voters do not see John Faso as on their side,” said Bryan Lesswing at the DCCC.
The data in this memo is from a survey of 532 likely 2016 General Election voters conducted on September 13-14 in New York’s 19th Congressional District. Respondents’ information came from the voter file and respondents were interviewed over the phone via either a live or an automated survey. The margin of error is ± 4.2 percent.