Mike Bloomberg, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders | Getty Images Sanders, Bloomberg top contenders in New York, Siena poll finds

ALBANY — New York’s presidential primary has quickly evolved into a two-way race between Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg, a poll released by the Siena College Research Institute on Monday found.

A total of 25 percent of the state’s registered Democrats said they’d vote for Sanders if the primary were held today, compared with 21 percent for the former New York City mayor. Joe Biden came in third with 13 percent; Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, and Amy Klobuchar each received between 9 and 11 percent.


The poll results reflect the overall campaign's changed dynamics. Biden and Warren had claimed the top two spots in each of the three surveys Siena had previously conducted. Sanders had received somewhere between 13 and 16 percent support in each of the prior polls.

Bloomberg had not previously registered: The last Siena poll was conducted a week after the press reported that he would enter the race, and only 2 percent of respondents volunteered his name.

It’s safe to assume the field — and the polling results — will continue to shift by the time of New York's primary on April 28. It’s an equally safe bet that the Democratic nominee will handily win the state in November.

“Thirty-six weeks out, it does not appear that the Democrats’ winning streak in presidential contests in New York — solid since Ronald Reagan’s re-election in 1984 — is in jeopardy,” Siena spokesperson Steve Greenberg said in a statement. “All six leading Democratic candidates currently lead Trump by double digits.”

Bloomberg has the biggest advantage over Trump. He outpolled the president 58-33, thanks in part to a 51-34 lead among independents. Both Buttigieg and Biden led Trump by 19 points, while Sanders led by 18.

Siena surveyed 315 registered Democrats, and their numbers relating to the primary have a margin of error of 6.6. For the general election questions, Siena spoke with 658 registered voters, and their finds have a margin of error of 4.5 points.

View the crosstabs here.