Mr. de Blasio, a Democrat, received the support of 71 percent of likely voters, compared with 21 percent for Mr. Lhota, the poll found. The Independence Party candidate, Adolfo Carrión Jr., received 2 percent.
The poll, conducted from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, showed Mr. de Blasio, the city’s public advocate, with a comfortable lead among white voters and an enormous one among blacks and Hispanics. Only 5 percent of likely voters remained undecided, and less than a tenth of those who favored Mr. de Blasio said there was a good chance they would change whom they supported.
“These numbers say Public Advocate Bill de Blasio’s kids can start arguing over who gets the best bedroom in Gracie Mansion,” Maurice Carroll, the director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, said.
More New York City voters liked Mr. de Blasio than his opponent, according to the poll, and they also believed he would do a better job handling key policy issues.
Mr. de Blasio was viewed favorably by 69 percent of likely voters. Only 26 percent viewed Mr. Lhota, a former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, in a positive light. A third of voters said they did not know enough about him to form an opinion.
By a more than two-to-one margin, likely voters believed Mr. de Blasio would do a better job than Mr. Lhota at keeping families safe. By a more than three-to-one margin, they said Mr. de Blasio would do a better job improving the city’s public schools.
The poll, conducted by telephone of 1,198 likely voters, had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.
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