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Early Voting Doubles in NYC Mayoral Primary as Race Between Mamdani and Cuomo Intensifies

The surge in ballots from voters aged 25 to 34 could reshape the outcome under ranked-choice voting.

A voting sign is seen during the New York primary elections at the Brooklyn Museum on June 17, 2025 in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City.
New Yorkers are casting their ballots early in record numbers.
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Overview

  • As of June 17, 131,882 New Yorkers have voted early, a 105% jump from the first four days of the 2021 primary.
  • Voters aged 25 to 34 make up nearly one quarter of early ballots, marking the largest share by age group.
  • Brooklyn’s 52nd Assembly District leads assembly districts with over 6,000 early votes, while borough-wide check-ins are strongest in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.
  • Both Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo have secured key endorsements, with Mamdani cross-endorsing Brad Lander and Michael Blake and Cuomo winning Jessica Ramos’s backing.
  • Early voting runs through June 22 ahead of the June 24 primary, and ranked-choice voting may extend result tabulations into mid-July.