New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani captured 81% of the LGBTQ vote in the general election race for mayor, exit polls show, highlighting his strong base of support among queer New Yorkers.
Mamdani’s performance within the LGBTQ community far outpaced his rivals, Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa, according to NBC News’ exit polls. Just 15% of LGBTQ voters backed Cuomo, and such a small portion of those voters preferred Sliwa that the percentage did not register in the exit polls.
