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The Democratic Party primary for the 2025 New York City mayoral election took place on June 24, 2025. Voters ranked up to five candidates using ranked-choice voting. The early voting period began on June 14.[1] Incumbent mayor Eric Adams did not run in the primary, instead choosing to compete for re-election as an independent in the general contest.

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2025 New York City Democratic mayoral primary

 2021
June 24, 2025
2029 
 
Candidate Zohran Mamdani Andrew Cuomo Brad Lander
First round 469,642
43.82%
387,137
36.12%
120,627
11.26%
Final round 573,169
56.39%
443,229
43.61%
Eliminated


Previous Democratic nominee

Eric Adams

Democratic nominee

Zohran Mamdani

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First-choice results on election night showed State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani had a large lead ahead of former governor Andrew Cuomo.[2] Cuomo conceded the race to Mamdani in what was considered to be a major upset victory. In July, ranked-choice results showed Mamdani to be the clear winner with 56.4% of the vote, making him the official Democratic nominee in the November 4, 2025 general election, with Cuomo securing the remaining 43.6% of the vote.[3] The primary was the largest in New York City's history, almost reaching the same turnout as the 2021 mayoral general election.

Background

In 2019, New York City voters passed Ballot Question #1 to amend the City Charter to allow for voters the choice of ranking up to five candidates in primary and special elections for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, borough president, and city council, starting in January 2021.[4] This primary was the second time ranked-choice voting was used in the New York City mayoral primary, following its use during the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary.[5]

In the previous primary on June 22, 2021, then Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams was narrowly selected as the nominee with 50.4% of the runoff vote, appealing to the political center,[6] over second-placed former New York City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia, campaigning as a technocratic problem-solver,[6] who won 49.6%.[7] Adams won the general election for the mayoralty on November 2, 2021 with 66.9% of the vote versus Curtis Sliwa, the Republican challenger.[8] City-wide elections in New York City are solidly Democratic, meaning the Democratic nominee chosen in the primary is likely to win the general election.[9]

Candidates

Major candidates

The candidates in this section have held elected office or have received substantial media coverage.

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Democratic primary candidates
Candidate Experience Announced Ref

Adrienne Adams
Speaker of the New York City Council (2022–2025)
City councilmember from the 28th district (2017–2025)

March 5, 2025
Website
[10]

Michael Blake
NY assemblymember from the 79th district (2015–2021)
Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee (2017–2021)
Candidate for Public Advocate in 2019
Candidate for NY-15 in 2020


November 24, 2024
Website

[11]

Andrew Cuomo
Governor of New York (2011–2021)
Attorney General of New York (2007–2010)
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1997–2001)

March 1, 2025
Website
[12]

Brad Lander
New York City Comptroller (2022–2025)
City councilmember from the 39th district (2010–2021)

July 30, 2024
Website
[13]

Zohran Mamdani
NY assemblymember from the 36th district (2021–2025)
October 22, 2024
Website
[14]

Zellnor Myrie
NY State Senator from the 20th district (2019–present)
May 8, 2024
Website
[15]

Jessica Ramos
NY State Senator from the 13th district (2019–present)
September 13, 2024
Website
[16][17]

Scott Stringer
New York City Comptroller (2014–2021)
Manhattan Borough President (2006–2013)
NY assemblymember from the 67th district (1993–2005)
Candidate for mayor in 2021

January 18, 2024
Website
[18]

Whitney Tilson
Investor
Hedge fund manager

November 26, 2024
Website

[19]
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Other declared candidates

Withdrawn

Declined

Campaign

Early in the campaign, incumbent mayor Eric Adams was criticized for his handling of policing, the city budget, and the influx of migrants. By September 2024, Comptroller Brad Lander, former Comptroller Scott Stringer, state Senator Zellnor Myrie, and state Senator Jessica Ramos had announced campaigns for mayor.[35][36] Adams increasingly faced calls to resign after being indicted on September 25, which resulted in multiple city officials resigning.[37] Following the scandal, multiple more candidates announced their campaigns to challenge Adams, including investor Whitney Tilson,[38] former state Assemblymember Michael Blake,[39] and state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani.[40]

Protester during No Kings protests with sign in support of Zohran Mamdani and other candidates, with text reading "do not rank Cuomo"

In March 2025, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who had resigned several years earlier amid a sexual harassment scandal, and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced their campaigns.[41][42] The progressive "Don't Rank Eric or Andrew for Mayor (DREAM) for NYC" campaign—later renamed "Don't Rank Evil Andrew for Mayor"—urged voters not to rank Eric Adams or Andrew Cuomo on their ballots.[43][44] In April, Eric Adams withdrew from the Democratic primary race and announced that he would continue to seek re-election as an independent candidate.[45] That same month, criminal charges against Eric Adams were dismissed at the request of the Department of Justice, which argued that the case distracted him from enforcing President Trump's immigration program.[46]

Mamdani's campaign focused on affordability, proposing a rent freeze, increased public housing construction, free buses, universal childcare, and tax increases for those earning above $1 million annually.[47][48][49][50] Cuomo's campaign focused on crime, supporting an increase in police and building housing.[51] Lander's campaign supported building housing, services to immigrants, and investment in education. Adrienne Adams' campaign supported closing Rikers Island and investment in housing and education. Stringer's campaign supported recruiting more police and ethics reform.[52] Myrie's campaign supported building more housing.[53] Blake's campaign supported tax incentives for businesses and funding mental services.[54] Ramos's campaign supported improving mental health services. Tilson's campaign largely focused on education.[55]

Throughout the race, Cuomo consistently led in polls, with Mamdani emerging in second place.[56][57] In May, in response to a request from Republican members of Congress, the Justice Department opened an investigation into Cuomo's testimony before Congress regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in New York.[58] The polling margin between Cuomo and Mamdani began to shrink in June,[59] though most polls continued to show a Cuomo lead.[60] Cuomo created the "Fight and Deliver" party, which he planned to run on regardless of the outcome of the primary.[61] The Working Families Party said it was very unlikely to endorse Cuomo if he won.[62]

The first debate was held on June 4, where Cuomo was pressed on his sexual harassment allegations and the frontrunners shared their stances on Israel.[63][64] The second and final debate was held on June 12, where Cuomo was again criticized for his record, with increased attention to his administration's nursing home scandal, and Mamdani was criticized for inexperience and his identity as a socialist.[65]

Prominent endorsements for Mamdani included the Working Families Party,[66] Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,[67] and Senator Bernie Sanders.[68] Cuomo received endorsements from former mayor Michael Bloomberg, who also donated millions of dollars to his super PAC,[69] Representative Jim Clyburn,[70] and former President Bill Clinton.[71] On June 6, Ramos endorsed Cuomo while remaining on the primary ballot.[72] During the second debate, Tilson endorsed Cuomo second.[73] Mamdani and Lander cross-endorsed each other for second place,[74] and Mamdani and Blake cross-endorsed each other a few days later.[75] On June 16, The New York Times editorial board advised voters not to rank Mamdani while criticizing Cuomo.[76]

On June 18, Mamdani was criticized for appearing to defend the phrase "globalize the intifada" by describing it as "a desperate desire for equality and equal rights in standing up for Palestinian human rights", also denouncing antisemitism and saying the city should increase anti-hate crime funding.[77] On June 19, Lander was briefly detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement while escorting an immigrant out of a court hearing in Manhattan.[78][79][80]

On June 20, Mamdani walked the length of Manhattan for seven hours, meeting supporters along the way.[81] At the same time at Astor Place, Mamdani campaign volunteers organized a free merchandise screen printing event for supporters.[82] Mamdani's campaign merchandise and materials used bright colors that stood out from the traditional red, white, and blue designs common in New York City political campaigns; this visual style was created by Philadelphia-based graphic designer Aneesh Bhoopathy and was inspired by the bold colors used by local businesses such as bodegas, taxis, and street vendors.[82][83] By the end of the campaign, over 10,000 volunteers for Mamdani canvassed over 1 million doors in the city, largely coordinated with the New York City chapter of Democratic Socialists of America, of which he belonged.[84]

After losing the Democratic primary at the end of June to Mamdani, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo changed his campaign branding for an independent run in the general election.[85] He introduced a new logo and a blue and orange color scheme.[86]

Endorsements

Adrienne Adams
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Michael Blake
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Labor Unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Andrew Cuomo
Executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Party officials
Individuals
Party chapters
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Brad Lander
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Zohran Mamdani
Executive branch officials
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Party officials
International politicians
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Zellnor Myrie
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Jessica Ramos
State legislators
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Scott Stringer
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Individuals
Whitney Tilson
Local officials
Individuals
Newspapers
Declined to endorse
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers

Polling

Ranked-choice polls

Final round results (Cuomo vs Mamdani only)
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First-past-the-post polls

First round results
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Other polls

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Hypothetical polling

Eric Adams vs. Brad Lander

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Sample
size[u]
Margin
of error
Eric
Adams
Brad
Lander
Undecided
Slingshot Strategies (D)[274] May 2–8, 2023 930 (RV) ± 2.5% 48% 17% 35%
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Eric Adams vs. Jumaane Williams

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administered
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size[u]
Margin
of error
Eric
Adams
Jumaane
Williams
Undecided
Slingshot Strategies (D)[274] May 2–8, 2023 930 (RV) ± 2.5% 45% 25% 30%
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Eric Adams vs. generic Democrat

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administered
Sample
size[u]
Margin
of error
Eric
Adams
Generic
Democrat
Undecided
Slingshot Strategies (D)[274] May 2–8, 2023 930 (RV) ± 2.5% 42% 38% 20%
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Debates

The first debate was sponsored by WNBC and held on June 4, 2025. The second debate was sponsored by NY1 and was held on June 12, 2025.[275][276]

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2025 New York City mayoral Democratic primary debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
Key:
 P  Participant   N  Non-invitee 
Adams Blake Cuomo Lander Mamdani Myrie Ramos Stringer Tilson
1 June 4, 2025 WNBC Melissa Russo
David Ushery
P P P P P P P P P
2 June 12, 2025 NY1 Katie Honan
Brian Lehrer
Errol Louis
P N P P P P N P P
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Fundraising

In addition to candidate's campaign accounts, super PACs are allowed to make independent expenditures supporting or opposing candidates so long as they do not officially coordinate with candidates. Unlike public matching fund-participating campaign accounts which have a $8 million spending cap, independent expenditure groups have no limit.[277] At the time of the primary, Andrew Cuomo's PAC had amassed $25 million, which was the most money for any mayoral campaign in New York City's history.[278]

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Campaign finance reports as of June 23, 2025
Last statement filed: #10 (June 13, 2025)
Independent expenditures as of June 23, 2025
Last statement filed: #23 (June 9, 2025)
Candidate Raised Public
matching funds
Total funds Spent Est.
Cash on hand
Independent
expenditures

supporting
Independent
expenditures

opposing
Adrienne Adams $802,774 $2,481,020 $3,283,794 $1,579,069 $1,704,724 $534,514 $0
Michael Blake $561,379 $2,096,907 $2,658,286 $611,015 $2,047,271 $0 $0
Selma Bartholomew $2,182 $0[ac] $2,182 $1,930 $252 $0 $0
Andrew Cuomo $4,009,058 $4,255,530 $8,264,588 $5,513,638 $2,750,949 $16,004,459 $944,027
Brad Lander $1,778,467 $6,417,738 $8,196,205 $6,404,757 $1,791,448 $112,395 $361,367
Zohran Mamdani $1,708,494 $7,050,417 $8,758,911 $6,332,698 $2,426,214 $1,015,139 $7,487,312
Zellnor Myrie $947,565 $3,532,810 $4,480,375 $3,534,434 $945,941 $8,715 $0
Paperboy Prince $165 $0[ac] $165 $1 $164 $0 $0
Jessica Ramos $288,832 $0[ac] $288,832 $414,576 $-125,743 $0 $0
Scott Stringer $1,121,226 $4,418,651 $5,539,877 $4,564,570 $975,307 $79,167 $361,367
Whitney Tilson $811,772 $2,349,364 $3,161,136 $2,239,116 $922,020 $0 $0
Source: New York City Campaign Finance Board[279]
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Results

Democratic voters in the 2025 primary elections cast their ballots at Jackie Robinson Recreation Center.

384,251 people voted early in the primary, more than double the turnout of 2021.[280] As of June 20, there were 45,597 scanned, valid mail-in ballots.[281]

The New York City Board of Elections released unofficial results of the first-choice votes on election night.[282] Unofficial results of all rankings were released a week later, taking into account mail-in ballots received after election night, cured ballots, and provisional ("affidavit") ballots.[282]

On the night of the election, with about 90% of the votes counted, Mamdani led Cuomo by about seven percentage points, becoming the presumptive winner and prompting Cuomo to concede at around 11:15 p.m. that night.[283][284] Lander gave his concession speech at Mamdani's watch party, with chants of "Brad" as he hugged Mamdani supporters. Afterward, Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez addressed the crowd, followed by Attorney General Letitia James, before Mamdani finally addressed supporters, claiming victory at 12:20 a.m.[2]

Mamdani drew support from the middle and upper-middle classes, and White, Hispanic, and Asian voters, while making inroads with young Black voters. Cuomo won in many majority Black precincts, and drew support from the lower and upper classes.[285][286] Cuomo performed better in areas with lower density, while Mamdani performed better in areas with medium and higher density.[287] Mamdani performed well with young voters "across all races and classes" and benefitted from an increase in youth turnout.[288][289]

Mamdani's victory was announced by the Associated Press on July 1 after the Board of Elections released its ranked-choice ballot tabulation.[290][291] The Board of Elections certified the results on July 22.[292]

Overall

Map of total inactive ballots by precinct
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2025 New York City Democratic mayoral primary
Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Zohran Mamdani 469,642 43.82% 469,755 43.86% 573,169 56.39%
Andrew Cuomo 387,137 36.12% 387,377 36.17% 443,229 43.61%
Brad Lander 120,634 11.26% 120,707 11.27% Eliminated
Adrienne Adams 44,192 4.12% 44,359 4.14% Eliminated
Scott Stringer 17,820 1.66% 17,894 1.67% Eliminated
Zellnor Myrie 10,593 0.99% 10,648 0.99% Eliminated
Whitney Tilson 8,443 0.79% 8,525 0.80% Eliminated
Michael Blake 4,366 0.41% 4,389 0.41% Eliminated
Jessica Ramos 4,273 0.40% 4,294 0.40% Eliminated
Paperboy Prince 1,560 0.15% 1,628 0.15% Eliminated
Selma Bartholomew 1,489 0.14% 1,505 0.14% Eliminated
Write-ins 1,581 0.15% Eliminated
Active votes 1,071,730 100.00% 1,071,081 99.94% 1,016,398 94.84%
Exhausted ballots N/a 649 0.06% 55,332 5.16%
Source: New York City Board of Elections[292]
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By borough

First round

Mamdani attained the plurality of first-choice votes in three boroughs — Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan[293] — while Cuomo did so in Staten Island and claimed a majority in the Bronx.[294] Mamdani recorded his best result in Brooklyn, outperforming Cuomo by 18% of the vote and enjoying strong turnout,[295] and performed well in Queens, where he has represented the 36th district since 2021.[296] Mamdani's margin of victory was narrowest in Manhattan, where neither he nor Cuomo passed the 40% threshold.[297] Conversely, Cuomo did the best in the Bronx, beating Mamdani by almost 18% of the vote.[298] Finally, he secured the traditionally conservative-leaning[299] Staten Island, albeit by a margin of just some 8% of the vote.[300][301]

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Brooklyn Queens Manhattan Staten Island Bronx
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Zohran Mamdani 187,785 49.24% 105,884 46.47% 125,573 39.37% 11,263 38.08% 39,137 34.33%
Andrew Cuomo 119,131 31.24% 87,376 38.34% 107,491 33.70% 13,581 45.91% 59,558 52.25%
Brad Lander 45,054 11.81% 14,175 6.22% 55,594 17.43% 1,763 5.96% 4,048 3.55%
Adrienne Adams 13,736 3.6% 11,396 5.0% 11,928 3.74% 1,283 4.34% 5,849 5.13%
Scott Stringer 4,253 1.12% 3,467 1.52% 7,601 2.38% 805 2.72% 1,694 1.49%
Zellnor Myrie 5,362 1.41% 1,170 0.51% 3,225 1.01% 142 0.48% 694 0.61%
Whitney Tilson 2,186 0.57% 1,230 0.54% 4,420 1.39% 207 0.7% 400 0.35%
Michael Blake 1,301 0.34% 786 0.34% 1,008 0.32% 124 0.42% 1,147 1.01%
Jessica Ramos 1,003 0.26% 1,299 0.57% 1,034 0.32% 158 0.53% 779 0.68%
Paperboy Prince 499 0.13% 424 0.19% 386 0.12% 102 0.34% 149 0.13%
Selma Bartholomew 434 0.11% 301 0.13% 371 0.12% 69 0.23% 314 0.28%
Write-ins 601 0.16% 367 0.16% 312 0.1% 82 0.28% 219 0.19%
Total counted votes 381,345 100.0% 227,875 100.0% 318,943 100.0% 29,579 100.0% 113,988 100.0%
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Final round

Mamdani and Cuomo repeated their earlier performances, with Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan going to Mamdani and Cuomo winning in Staten Island and the Bronx.[302]

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Brooklyn Queens Manhattan Staten Island Bronx
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Zohran Mamdani 229,762 63.0% 120,804 55.41% 165,561 55.64% 12,863 46.06% 44,179 40.84%
Andrew Cuomo 134,962 37.0% 97,198 44.59% 132,005 44.36% 15,064 53.94% 64,000 59.16%
Total counted votes 364,724 100.0% 218,002 100.0% 297,566 100.0% 27,927 100.0% 108,179 100.0%
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First round by congressional district

In the first round, Mamdani won 7 of 13 congressional districts which include parts of New York City, while Cuomo won six.[303]

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District Cuomo Mamdani Lander Other Representative
3rd (part) 46% 39% 7% 8% Tom Suozzi
5th 51% 33% 2% 14% Gregory Meeks
6th 42% 43% 7% 8% Grace Meng
7th 21% 65% 10% 4% Nydia Velázquez
8th 38% 46% 6% 10% Hakeem Jeffries
9th 43% 42% 7% 8% Yvette Clarke
10th 23% 46% 23% 8% Dan Goldman
11th 41% 42% 7% 10% Nicole Malliotakis
12th 37% 33% 21% 9% Jerry Nadler
13th 34% 47% 9% 10% Adriano Espaillat
14th 34% 53% 6% 7% Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
15th 52% 33% 5% 10% Ritchie Torres
16th (part) 64% 21% 2% 13% George Latimer
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Final round by congressional district

In the final round, Mamdani won 9 of 13 congressional districts which include parts of New York City, while Cuomo won four.[304]

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District Cuomo Mamdani Representative
3rd (part) 54% 46% Tom Suozzi
5th 60% 40% Gregory Meeks
6th 48% 51% Grace Meng
7th 24% 76% Nydia Velázquez
8th 44% 56% Hakeem Jeffries
9th 48% 52% Yvette Clarke
10th 32% 68% Dan Goldman
11th 48% 52% Nicole Malliotakis
12th 49.95% 50.05% Jerry Nadler
13th 40% 59% Adriano Espaillat
14th 38% 62% Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
15th 59% 40% Ritchie Torres
16th (part) 73% 26% George Latimer
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Maps

By round

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Aftermath

Mamdani's win was widely viewed as an upset victory over Cuomo,[305][306][307][308] and emblematic of a struggle between left-wing and centrist factions of the Democratic Party following Democratic losses in the 2024 federal elections.[306][307] Jerry Nadler, a Democrat representing parts of Manhattan in the House of Representatives, described the result as a "seismic election for the Democratic Party that I can only compare to Barack Obama's in 2008", and endorsed Mamdani.[309] President Donald Trump, originally a resident of Queens, called the result "a big moment in the History of our Country".[310]

The New York Times reported that the night following the primary, independent mayoral candidate Eric Adams met with a loose consortium of hedge fund managers, landlords, and cryptocurrency moguls who were "aghast" at the result and seeking a strategy to oppose Mamdani in the general election.[311] CNBC reported that figures on Wall Street were "alarmed" and "depressed",[312] while CNN reported that some in the luxury real estate market felt wary and cautious due to Mamdani's housing and tax policies.[50] Conversely, labor unions including SEIU 32BJ and the New York State Nurses Association endorsed Mamdani in the week following the primary.[313]

Two days after the primary, sources close to Cuomo told CNN that he would remain in the race as an independent,[314] which Cuomo confirmed several weeks later.[315][316] Cuomo's brother Chris, whose efforts to defend Andrew against a sexual misconduct scandal led to his termination from CNN several years prior, called Mamdani an "open socialist" and declared the Democratic Party "dead".[317] The prospect of New York electing a Muslim mayor triggered various commentators, mostly conservative, to engage in Islamophobic attacks on Mamdani, tying him to jihad,[318] burqas,[319] sharia,[320] and the 9/11 attacks.[318][319][320] Trump and other Republican officials threatened to arrest or deport Mamdani if he won the election.[321]

Mamdani's political base

The "Commie Corridor" highlighted in red

Following the election, the term "Commie Corridor" was popularized by political analyst Michael Lange to describe the geography of Mamdani's leftist base.[322][323] The region consists of neighborhoods in western Queens and northern Brooklyn, including Astoria, Long Island City, Sunnyside, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, East Williamsburg, Fort Greene, and Clinton Hill.[324][325][326] Lange has stated that the election expanded the corridor to include Ridgewood, Woodhaven, Bushwick, Cypress Hills, and Bedford–Stuyvesant.[327] The gentrified neighborhoods are largely young, white and Latino, upper-middle class, college-educated renters.[328][324][329] The corridor has a "bohemian culture similar to that of college towns". In these neighborhoods, Mamdani's margin over Andrew Cuomo reached as high as 52 points.[324] Cynthia Nixon carried the area in the 2018 New York gubernatorial election. Mamdani, however, also performed well in areas outside the region, an improvement over past progressives.[330][329]

Writer Michael Lind in The Telegraph framed Mamdani's win as a conflict between metropolitan professionals in the corridor and the metropolitan rich. He said that professionals, priced out of Manhattan, envied the rich and their servants.[328] The Wall Street Journal said that Mamdani's base in the area were "downwardly mobile millennials" who felt they were worse-off than their parents.[331] Mamdani performed best among both Generation Z and Millennial voters.[332]

Notes

  1. First choice endorsements from both the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club and the NYC chapters.
  2. Paterson has also endorsed independent Jim Walden in the general election.[124]
  3. Anderson was part of a coalition of elected officials who endorsed Cuomo as their first choice, but he stated that he did not personally support him.
  4. Comrie was part of a coalition of elected officials who endorsed Cuomo as their first choice, but he stated that he did not personally support him.
  5. Williams was part of a coalition of elected officials who endorsed Cuomo as their first choice, but she stated that she did not personally support him.
  6. Tilson endorsed Cuomo as his second choice, but Cuomo did not reciprocate an endorsement.
  7. Consists of International Union of Operating Engineers Locals 14-14B, 15, 30, 91, 211, and 891.
  8. Joint endorsement with its New York state affiliate, as well as its Fordham University and New York University chapters.
  9. First choice endorsement from Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn, second choice endorsement from the NYC chapter, and third choice endorsement from Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club.
  10. Second choice endorsements from Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club and Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn, and third choice endorsement from the NYC chapter.
  11. Second choice endorsement from Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn.
  12. Joint endorsement with its New York state affiliate, as well as its Fordham University chapter; previously endorsed by the New York University chapter.
  13. Adams stated that he "was planning to write in his own name on the ballot in all five ranked-choice spots".
  14. While not endorsing a candidate, Democratic Majority for Israel stated that "Zohran Mamdani is an anti-Israel extremist who would put Jewish New Yorkers at risk...New York Democrats must reject him on Tuesday."
  15. While not endorsing a candidate, Third Way stated that "While we take no position on who Democrats should vote for, we are deeply alarmed by one of the leading candidates: Zohran Mamdani."
  16. While not endorsing a candidate, amNewYork stated that Mamdani is "unfit to lead NYC".
  17. While not endorsing a candidate, The Post stated that "Registered Democrats have a duty to reject extremism and keep Zohran Mamdani entirely off their ballots."
  18. While not endorsing a candidate, The Times stated that "We do not believe that Mr. Mamdani deserves a spot on New Yorkers' ballots."
  19. While not endorsing a candidate, The Chronicle stated its support of "Anyone but Mamdani".
  20. While not endorsing a candidate, The Times Union stated that "You have five choices on your ballot. Andrew Cuomo does not deserve to be on that list".
  21. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  22. First-choice results from a ranked-choice poll
  23. This poll asked respondents to name their first, second, third, fourth, and fifth choices on their ballots, but did not eliminate candidates in a ranked-choice simulation.
  24. "Undecided with 12%
  25. "Would Not Rank Another" with 10%
  26. "Would Not Rank Another" with 16%
  27. "Would Not Rank Another" with 13%
  28. "Would Not Rank Another" with 14%
  29. Did not qualify.
  1. This poll was sponsored by Fix the City PAC, which supports Cuomo
  2. This poll was sponsored by WPIX and The Hill
  3. This poll was sponsored by Destination Tomorrow
  4. This poll was sponsored by Cuomo's campaign
  5. This poll was sponsored by Mamdani's campaign
  6. This poll was sponsored by the Greater New York Chamber of Commerce
  7. This poll was sponsored by AARP
  8. This poll was sponsored by United for a Brighter Tomorrow

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