An individual forged their vote duing the primary day of early voting within the common election in Brooklyn on Oct. 25, 2025.
Photograph by Lloyd Mitchell
Greater than a quarter-million New Yorkers have already forged ballots within the 2025 NYC mayoral common election — and most of them seem like Democrats and/or older, in accordance with an New York News evaluation of unofficial early voting knowledge.
Of the roughly 223,268 New Yorkers who’ve voted early between Oct. 25-27, 74% have been registered Democrats, in accordance with preliminary knowledge from the New York Metropolis Board of Elections (BOE). Almost 13% are registered Republicans, and 11% didn’t checklist a celebration affiliation.
Each Cuomo and Mamdani, as Democrats, are focusing on Democratic voters; Cuomo has additionally tried to attraction to Republicans and independents.
Voters over 55 made up the plurality of those that have voted early up to now, with a mixed 41% of those that forged ballots both qualifying as a Child Boomer or a member of the “Greatest Generation” and “Silent Generation” — as outlined by the Pew Analysis Middle. “Generation X” — these aged 39 to 54 — made up 24% of early voters.
Youthful voters, together with “Millennials” and “Generation Z” — these aged 18-38, accounted for the remaining 34% of voters.
New York News’s findings would appear to substantiate knowledge evaluation in a Gothamist report on Monday, which discovered that many of the early voters throughout the weekend have been skewing older.
On Tuesday, Cuomo mentioned he was inspired by the early turnout of older voters. “I think as long as the voters are smart, I’m in very good shape,” he mentioned throughout an occasion the place he acquired the endorsement of former Gov. David Paterson.
Turnout would be the final issue within the mayor’s race. Mamdani has constantly led within the polls, however the race has tightened as Election Day, Nov. 4, attracts nearer.
The Mamdani marketing campaign has boasted of getting greater than 85,000 volunteers, and indicated it’s utilizing your entire operation to get out the vote via Election Day. The candidate mentioned he stays “confident in our campaign.”
Throughout the 5 boroughs, Brooklyn leads within the variety of early votes forged up to now with 67,608. Manhattan comes second with 67,075, then Queens with 52,062, the Bronx with 19,094, and Staten Island with 17,059.
Early voting continues via Sunday, Nov. 2, at choose websites throughout the 5 boroughs. Common polling websites are open on Election Day, Nov. 4, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. To seek out your early voting web site or common polling place, go to vote.nyc.
