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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(130,849 posts) Wed Nov 5, 2025, 01:59 PM Nov 5

Turnout in NYC's 2025 mayoral election tops 2 million, highest in decades

NEW YORK — Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers poured out to the polls Tuesday to vote in a series of local elections — including the most consequential mayoral race in decades — and turnout appeared poised to reach historic highs.

More than 2 million residents cast ballots between early voting and live voting Tuesday, according to tabulations released by the Board of Elections late Tuesday. The polls closed at 9 p.m.

The most recent turnout high water mark in the city on a local level was the 1965 mayoral election, which drew 2.6 million votes, meaning the 2025 race could reach record-smashing territory.

The heightened enthusiasm in this year’s election cycle can largely be attributed to the mayoral contest, which has pitted Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani against independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/turnout-nyc-2025-mayoral-election-022700474.html

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Turnout in NYC's 2025 mayoral election tops 2 million, highest in decades (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 5 OP

In A Time Where I Am Discouraged............ BBbats Nov 5 #1

Highest turnout in decades SunImp Nov 5 #2

Highest since 1969 is the figure I heard. Straw Man Nov 5 #3

BBbats

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1. In A Time Where I Am Discouraged............

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 02:41 PM

Nov 5

This is encouraging news.
I've actually encountered two Trump supporters recently who told me " How could I have been dumb enough to fall for Trump's BS?" This was with no prompting or bringing up the subject from me.
I think people are coming around!

SunImp

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2. Highest turnout in decades

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 03:30 PM

Nov 5

But some here want to ignore this & say this election was nothing special

Straw Man

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3. Highest since 1969 is the figure I heard.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 03:35 PM

Nov 5

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That was the year that John Lindsay was re-elected.

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