New York City Mayor’s Race Sees Most Votes Cast Since 1969 (1)

Zohran Mamdani captured the New York City mayoralty in an election that produced the highest turnout in more than half a century, with over 2 million votes counted Tuesday, according to the city’s Board of Elections.

That total includes about 735,000 cast during the early voting period and 102,000 mail-in ballots.

New York City’s turnout is reversing a long downward trend in declining voter participation. Turnout in the 2025 general election is the highest number of voters since 1969 and the highest percentage – 38% – of eligible voter turnout since 2001.

Mamdani, who identifies as a democratic socialist, ...