NYC Election

The recent vote for mayor in NYC confirmed the electorate split as seen in the 2024 presidential race. Zohran Mamdani received strong support from White college educated people, especially women and Asians while he lost the support of Blacks, Latinos and working people. His promises of free stuff for poor and middle-income people did not result in votes. This is called the Trump effect by some but others say it is the result of backlash against Palestinian protesters as only 20% of Jews voted for Mamdani. Others were concerned about his antipolice rhetoric along with his weak on crime policy. Mamdani won the votes of higher income people many of whom voted in a low turnout election.