**Political Baby Zohran Mamdani is Firing Up Boomers — and It Could Spell Trouble for His NYC Mayoral Bid**
*By Craig McCarthy and Matt Troutman | New York Post | October 27, 2025*
Voters aged 50 and older accounted for nearly 60% of the ballots cast during the first two days of early voting in New York City’s mayoral election, according to recent data. This early surge of ballots from Generation Xers, Baby Boomers, and the city’s oldest residents — first reported by Gothamist — appears to be significantly benefiting former Governor Andrew Cuomo, 67, a moderate candidate aiming to keep 34-year-old socialist Zohran Mamdani out of City Hall.
Stephen Graves, president of Gotham Polling, commented on the trend:
“It is unquestionable that the higher the turnout, the more it favors Cuomo. The more the turnout, you pick up more people who are non-partisan and aren’t super-engaged, and that favors the middle.”
Over the weekend, roughly 164,000 voters visited polling sites on Saturday and Sunday, with those aged 50 and up accounting for 95,000 of those votes, according to city Board of Elections figures. This turnout so far has dramatically exceeded the nearly 67,000 votes cast during the first two days of the June Democratic primary.
During the Democratic primary, Mamdani rode a wave of enthusiasm among younger voters to deliver a surprising and decisive victory over Cuomo, securing the Democratic nomination. However, Graves notes that while Mamdani is expected to maintain strong support among young voters, his overall backing across the broader electorate is comparatively shallow.
(Read more at [nypost.com](https://nypost.com))
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**Topics:** US, New York
**Keywords:** Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, NYC mayoral election, voter turnout, early voting
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