It might be a good thing for New York Democrats that Gov. Kathy Hochul isn’t facing off against Donald Trump next month.

A new poll shows that the former president is more popular with state voters than the current governor.

“We’ve worked together, worked really hard to get all this back in people’s pockets!” she declared, ticking off a list of affordability measures implemented under her watch. “Then, we distributed $350 million in child tax credits to over 1 million families.”

Hochul spent part of her day on Thursday making the case that Democrats deliver on promises made to New Yorkers.

“Gasoline has dropped to $2 a gallon. We didn’t think we were gonna see that for a long time. But you know what, with all of this backdrop and the good news from the economic front, New Yorkers still don’t feel that relief yet. It takes time, it takes time to trickle down and benefit them!” she said at her office in Midtown Manhattan.

Affordability is a key issue that Republicans accuse Democrats of failing to deliver on.

Hochul’s attempted show of force follows Trump’s Wednesday night rally on Long Island.

“Americans deserve a campaign based on the issues. We try and keep it on the issues. And God has now spared my life. It must have been God, thank you,” Trump said at the Nassau County-based rally.

But a new Siena College poll released Thursday shows Hochul battling record low ratings. While 34% of New Yorkers gave her favorable marks, 54% of registered voters found her unfavorable.

Meanwhile, Trump scored higher, with a 39% favorable rating compared to 57% unfavorable score, according to the poll.

Hochul said she’s not concerned about her numbers, adding that she has more time to get them up before she’s up for reelection in 2026.

Trump is still trailing Vice President Kamala Harris: in a head-to-head race, she leads him by a 55% to 42% margin.  

The same poll also states that although voters favor Democrats in congressional races, more independents prefer Republican congressional candidates by a two-to-one margin.

“Outside the governing, the political side has been laser focused on ensuring that we have a victory that the country is counting on us and California to do,” Hochul said.

Trump’s visit comes as Hochul is spearheading a state and national campaign push to win back suburban congressional seats Democrats lost in 2022.

She’s determined to flip the script on Republicans, accusing Trump of being misleading on key issues — such as reversing the cap on state and local tax deductions, a policy that Trump implemented while in office.

“A recent visitor to Long island, just last night, was responsible for driving up the cost of living in places like Long island and Westchester County and other areas when he obliterated the state and local tax deduction,” Hochul said.