Democratic candidate Zoran Mamdani is leading in opinion polls, and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is aiming to expand his support before the Nov. 4 general election.
New Yorkers vote early in mayoral election
New York City residents are holding early voting to choose their next mayor.
NEW YORK – New Yorkers voted in record numbers early in the general election to choose the next mayor.
According to the New York City Board of Elections’ final count, more than 735,000 people checked in during the early voting period from October 25th to November 2nd. In 2021, the last time New York City elected a mayor, more than 169,000 people voted early, a quarter of the number in 2025.
Sunday, Nov. 2, the last day of early voting before the Nov. 4 election, was the best day of early voting in New York City history, election officials announced in a Nov. 3 news release.
Opinion polls show a close race in the mayor’s race between the front-runner, Democratic candidate Zoran Mamdani, who is leading by a double-digit margin, and former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent. Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, founder of the anti-crime vigilante group Guardian Angels, came in third. The winner will lead the heavily Democratic city, replacing Mayor Eric Adams, a moderate Democrat who has fallen on hard times.
Some analyzes show that older voters, including baby boomers and Gen Xers, are an early driver of early voting, which is likely to help Mr. Cuomo. Young voters, defined as Millennials and Gen Z, are driving the final day of early voting, which is likely to benefit Mamdani.
In 2019, Cuomo, then a Democratic governor, signed a bill to extend early voting across New York state.
According to the Election Commission, voting will be held from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on election day. You will be allowed to vote if you are online by 9pm. Officials warned that voting day could be crowded and lines could form.
Eduardo Cuevas is based in New York City. Contact us via email (emcuevas1@usatoday.com) or Signal (emcuevas.01).
