Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
While the 18-point gap between the top candidate and now mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, and the former Governor Andrew Cuomo in Asian-majority precincts was the widest among all racial groups in the primary, it closed up to a mere 4-point lead in the general election—the narrowest gap across all neighborhoods.
Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and the Asian American Federation (AAF) released the results of the nonpartisan, multilingual Asian American Exit Poll for the 2025 New York City election, reporting that nearly half (49.1%) of Asian American voters voted for Zohran Mamdani and that the economy was by far the top issue … Read more
According to NBC’s exit poll, Asian voters showed the strongest support for Mamdani among all racial groups, with 61% casting their ballots for him. And across all ethnicities, voters under 30 were Mamdani’s most supportive age group, with 75% backing his campaign.
Zohran Mamdani’s ascent was powered by a relentless focus on affordability. Along the way, he energized South Asian and Muslim communities that rarely receive sustained attention from politicians.
The varying ways in which the U.S. government has counted Americans over time offer a glimpse into the country’s past, from the days of slavery to various waves of immigration. Racial categories have been included on every U.S. census since the first one in 1790. But they have changed from decade to decade, reflecting the … Read more
Generational divides emerge on political labels such as “socialism,” but not on government solutions to affordability