Cuomo's Favorability Rating Takes A Tumble: Poll

So how's Andrew Cuomo doing as governor? According to the Siena College Research Institute poll released Tuesday, it's a mixed bag. While a majority of New Yorkers said Cuomo has made the state a better place to live, his favorability rating tells another tale.

The Siena College Poll said 51 percent of New Yorkers, opposed to 39 percent, said the state is better than it was nine years ago when Cuomo first took office.

But, Cuomo's favorability rating is down to 43 percent versus 50 percent. That is lower than it was in June (52 percent to 42 percent), matching his lowest-ever favorability rating.

And his job performance rating is nothing to write home about.

It hit its lowest level ever — 34 percent to 64 percent — per the Siena College Poll.

Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said the contradictory results show that "Democrats, black, Latino and Jewish voters and voters from New York City strongly agree he's made the state better."

Republicans, however, say he's made the state worst. A plurality of independents and upstate residents agree, Greenberg said, while men, downstate suburbanites and white voters are closely divided.

"Voters say Cuomo has put New York on the right track on protecting the rights of all New Yorkers, providing children with a quality public education and ensuring accessibility to affordable quality health care," he said.

But they give Cuomo mixed grades on infrastructure and helping businesses.

"A plurality say he's moved the state in the wrong direction on creating a fair tax structure and managing state government effectively," Greenberg said.

This Siena College Poll was conducted between July 28 and Aug. 1 of 810 New York registered voters. It has an overall margin of error of +/-4.1 percent.

For more information on the poll, go here.