See Which Neighborhoods and Groups Drove Mamdani’s Success in the N.Y.C. Primary

By Keith Collins and Nicholas Fandos

June 25, 2025

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The candidate leading each neighborhood in the first round

First round

Zohran Mamdani

43.5%

Andrew Cuomo

36.4%

Queens

Brooklyn

Bronx

Manhattan

Staten Island

The New York Times

Zohran Mamdani, an upstart state assemblyman from Queens, was on the brink of winning Tuesday’s Democratic primary for mayor of New York City. While results were not yet final, Mr. Mamdani leaped ahead of a crowded field thanks to a surge of turnout in gentrifying neighborhoods, and strong support from Asian and Hispanic enclaves.

Mr. Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, also ran up large vote tallies in the affluent brownstone-lined blocks of Brooklyn, in the diverse blocks of Upper Manhattan and in areas with substantial South Asian populations in Queens.

His main rival, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, had hoped to reassemble Mayor Eric Adams’s winning 2021 coalition of Black, Hispanic and Orthodox Jewish voters, but instead lost ground in some of those communities.

Neighborhoods where Eric Adams won

The areas where the current mayor won in the 2021 Democratic primary are outlined.

Zohran Mamdani

Andrew Cuomo

Queens

Brooklyn

Bronx

Manhattan

Staten Island

The New York Times

Mr. Mamdani, who campaigned on addressing New York’s affordability crisis, performed stronger than his rivals in areas where a majority of residents are college graduates, as well as in middle-income and higher-income neighborhoods. He won most areas with a majority of Asian residents and was modestly outpacing Mr. Cuomo in majority Hispanic areas.

Mr. Cuomo, 67, had more support in areas with a majority of Black residents and in areas where a majority of residents are low-income. There were some exceptions, most notably Mr. Cuomo’s strong performance on the Upper West and East Sides in Manhattan, where Mr. Mamdani struggled to win over an older, wealthier electorate, which includes a sizable segment of Jewish voters.

How candidates fared with groups of voters

Based on results in precincts where each group is a majority.

Precinctswith… AndrewCuomo ZohranMamdani BradLander

Higher income residents

24% of precincts

30% 42% 20%

Middle income residents

49% of precincts

37% 47% 7%

Lower income residents

24% of precincts

49% 38% 3%

More college graduates

27% of precincts

28% 45% 19%

More white residents

29% of precincts

34% 39% 19%

More Hispanic residents

16% of precincts

41% 48% 4%

More Black residents

15% of precincts

51% 34% 3%

More Asian residents

4% of precincts

36% 52% 5%

More renters

70% of precincts

33% 47% 11%

The New York Times

Mr. Mamdani, who would be the city’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor, won the largest vote share in gentrifying neighborhoods like Ridgewood in Queens and Greenpoint in Brooklyn that are home to groups of young, left-leaning voters. Voters in Jamaica Hills, a Queens neighborhood home to a sizable South Asian population, also chose Mr. Mamdani by a large margin.

Mr. Cuomo’s efforts to court the Orthodox Jewish vote paid off. Borough Park and Midwood in Brooklyn were two of his top-performing neighborhoods. He also won large margins in the less dense, coastal communities of Far Rockaway and Bayswater in Queens, far from Manhattan.

Brad Lander, the city comptroller, was in third place overall. The cluster of neighborhoods in Brooklyn where Mr. Lander fared the best — which include Park Slope, Cobble Hill and Windsor Terrace — are all neighborhoods where Mr. Mamdani won most of the votes. That could ultimately benefit Mr. Mamdani under the city’s ranked-choice voting system, because the two men cross-endorsed each other and encouraged their supporters to rank them both.

The system allowed voters to list up to five candidates on their ballots. If their top choices are eliminated, their votes will be transferred to candidates who are lower on their ballots next Tuesday.

Each candidate’s top five neighborhoods by vote share

Zohran Mamdani

Neighborhood Pct. Votes

Ridgewood, Queens 80% 7,030

Bushwick, Brooklyn 79% 14,164

East Williamsburg, Brooklyn 75% 2,586

Jamaica Hills, Queens 74% 1,458

Greenpoint, Brooklyn 72% 7,583

Andrew Cuomo

Neighborhood Pct. Votes

Borough Park, Brooklyn 80% 6,577

Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn 76% 236

Midwood, Brooklyn 72% 9,160

Far Rockaway, Queens 72% 2,489

Bayswater, Queens 72% 522

Brad Lander

Neighborhood Pct. Votes

Park Slope, Brooklyn 35% 7,330

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn 34% 1,689

Cobble Hill, Brooklyn 32% 1,199

Columbia St. Waterfront District, Brooklyn 31% 355

South Slope, Brooklyn 30% 632

Adrienne Adams

Neighborhood Pct. Votes

Springfield Gardens, Queens 17% 891

Laurelton, Queens 16% 506

St. Albans, Queens 15% 828

Jamaica, Queens 14% 1,381

Cambria Heights, Queens 14% 425

The New York Times

Assuming he prevails in the primary, Mr. Mamdani will face a general election in November that has the potential to be unusually competitive. Mr. Adams is seeking a second term, this time as an independent. Curtis Sliwa, a Republican, will be on the ballot, along with Jim Walden, a lawyer and independent. Mr. Cuomo also still has the option to pursue a third-party fall campaign.

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