Independent Voter News covered our Voter Empowerment Index, which shows New Yorkers's dissatisifaction with politics as usual across the state.

"Unite NY released its latest Voter Empowerment Index (VEI) last week, which tracks voter sentiment on popular and upcoming reforms.  What the latest poll shows is a majority of New Yorkers believe the state’s political system is unhealthy – but most also believe it can be fixed.

According to the February 2026 VEI, 60% of respondents say New York’s political system is not healthy, compared to 36% who say it is. At the same time, 78% believe the system’s problems are at least somewhat fixable, while 22% say they are not."

Read the full post at Independent Voter News.