Mamdani win upends NYC electoral politics: Sorry Boomers, Gen Z and Millennials now in charge

[RandySF]

More than half of the more than 2 million New Yorkers who voted in this month’s mayoral race were younger than 55, with a significant share of them Millennials and Gen Zers — a reversal of typical age-based turnout patterns that experts attribute to enthusiasm around Zohran Mamdani’s upstart campaign.

Mamdani’s affordability agenda, which propelled him to a 10-point victory over independent candidate Andrew Cuomo in Tuesday’s election, held particular resonance with young New Yorkers anxious about an increasingly expensive city.

A Daily News analysis of voter demographics data highlights just how successful the 34-year-old Queens Assemblyman appears to have been in reaching the younger generations.

According to the data, around 1.16 million New Yorkers under 55 voted in the Nov. 4 contest, making up almost 58% of the more than 2 million who cast ballots overall in what marked the city’s highest turnout mayoral race since the 1960s. By contrast, just shy of 850,000 of Nov. 4 voters were older than 55, the data shows.


https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/07/mamdani-win-upended-nyc-electoral-politics-ok-boomers-gen-z-and-millennials-are-now-in-charge/

[EverHopeful]

1. Many of us boomers voted for him in both the primary and earlier this month and are thrilled and ready to do whatever we

can to help. Many of us hobbled out for the protests and marches like we did during our youth--well, perhaps we didn't hobble quite so much when we were younger--but we remember that all for all is better than all against all and are relieved that younger people are stepping up and gathering support.

[hlthe2b]

2. What an assumption in that offensive headline... I'd expect such nonsense from the NY Post, but Daily News?

Such shitty divisive bullshit...

[OLDMDDEM]

3. Im glad we boomers are no longer in charge. We need young ideas now.