Mamdani-Endorsed NYC primaries see downturn in early voting turnout
TL;DR
NYC’s June 2025 primaries are seeing early voting fall by more than 50% from the previous year, despite multiple competitive races and Mamdani-backed candidates. Turnout skews older, with Manhattan outperforming Brooklyn, and districts featuring Mamdani endorsements showing mixed engagement. Through day four, about 385,184 of roughly 1.1 million total voters had voted early (about 35%), with five days left and turnout historically rising in the final weekend; overall, turnout is moving toward typical midterm primary levels as last year’s mayoral-driven surge recedes.
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