…Mr. Mamdani won four of the city’s five boroughs — all except Staten Island — with either a majority or a plurality of the vote. Decision Desk HQ predicted that Mr. Mamdani had won the race just 30 minutes after polls closed on Tuesday. CNN and NBC News projected the same outcome shortly thereafter.
According to an exit poll from CNN, Mr. Mamdani struggled with non-college educated and Jewish voters in the city. That survey found that 42 percent of voters with no college degree backed Mr. Cuomo compared to 38 percent who supported Mr. Mamdani. Among Jewish voters, Mr. Cuomo prevailed by a two-to-one margin, with 60 percent backing the ex-governor and 31 percent supporting Mr. Mamdani.
7 Takeaways From a Stunning New York City Mayoral Election
Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker, was elected New York’s 111th mayor on Tuesday, riding a historic surge of enthusiasm as the nation’s largest city embraced generational and ideological change.
The Associated Press called the race just 35 minutes after polls closed, cementing a stunning upset that took root in June’s Democratic primary. Then and now, Mr. Mamdani handily dispatched former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, the scion of a New York dynasty, and the big-money super PACs backing him.
Multicult gets you Chows and Mamdanis
New York’s Desi voters are flexing power — and Zohran Mamdani wooed them hard
Zohran Mamdani owes his spectacular political rise to one New York City demographic above all others: South Asians.
And while they make up only 5% of the city’s population, this rapidly growing ethnic group is making itself heard.
South Asian turnout in June’s Democratic primary increased by 40% compared to 2021
