Zohran Mamdani Elected New York Mayor After Populist, Social Media Campaign

Overview

• He becomes New York City’s first Muslim mayor and was born in Kampala, Uganda, in 1991.
• Reports cite vote shares of about 51% for Mamdani, 44% for Andrew Cuomo, and roughly 5% for Curtis Sliwa, with turnout above 2 million and the highest since 1969.
• His platform features a rent freeze covering roughly 30% of stabilized apartments, fare-free buses, universal childcare, and subsidized groceries.
• Younger, college-educated voters in Brooklyn and Queens powered his victory, and wealthier voters slightly outpolled poorer voters for him.
• President Donald Trump endorsed Cuomo, threatened to cut federal funds if Mamdani won, and reports say cuts followed as online backlash and memes spread.