Brooklyn voters propelled Mamdani to victory, embraced progressive Dems in City Council
Late on Tuesday night, newly-minted mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani celebrated his win at the Brooklyn Paramount.
The venue was appropriate: Mamdani won more than 50% of the vote citywide but received the most support in Brooklyn, home to New York City’s largest population of registered Democrats.
According to unofficial Board of Elections results, the Democratic Socialist won his highest share of votes and the highest number of votes in Brooklyn, scoring 57% of ballots for a total of 374,094 votes. Former governor Andrew Cuomo trailed with 37%.
Mamdani’s next-highest vote share was in Manhattan, where he took 53% of ballots, or 274,802 votes — 100,000 fewer votes than he earned in Brooklyn.
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