New York City Mayoral Race Attracts Many New Voters

“More than double the number of New Yorkers cast ballots during the nine days of early voting compared to four years ago, including a substantial number of first-time voters,” Gothamist reports.

“Nearly 25% of early voters had not voted in a Democratic primary at any point between 2012 and 2024… Those figures represent a significant change from the 2021 Democratic mayoral primary, when 3% of early voters had never voted in a Democratic primary.”

“The trend would seem to favor state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, who has made mobilizing young and first-time voters a key campaign strategy.”