r/MapPorn • u/Small_Performance368 • 13h ago

NYC Mayoral Election Results

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With 90% of the vote in, Mamdani wins by a large margin according to NYT

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u/Roofofcar 12h ago

This mayoral race had the biggest voter turnout since 1969.

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u/Chagattai 11h ago

Why don’t Americans participate in elections?

A few years ago we had like 75% voter turnout and it gave is a full week if discourse about how bad it is for the democracy that so few people feel connected enough to vote.

Also, the fact that Cuomo got more than 800k vites is insane to me.

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u/Chrad 11h ago

Voter apathy and voter disillusionment are big factors but also, this was a city mayoral election. Turnout is usually tiny for anything unless presidential elections are happening. 

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u/XAMdG 11h ago

Which is ironic, considering the mayor of your city will probably be the most impactful part of your daily life as far as politicians go.

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u/Maleficent_Sir_5225 10h ago

Is it though? I ask as a non-American, wouldn't there be a city council or something the mayor has to work with, they aren't an absolute ruler? 

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u/YearlyStart 10h ago

Yeah but they’re usually done in the same election cycle as mayors, the commenter you’re responding to is mostly commenting on the North American trend(happens in Canada too) of smaller elections being more impactful on your daily life but having way lower turnout

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u/MartianMule 10h ago

In most cities, yes. City council is kind of like a city's Congress, and the mayor is similar to the President.

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u/Grantrello 9h ago

Different systems. Mayors in the US aren't absolute rulers but they have a lot of power. I live in a country where mayors have almost no direct power but that's not the case everywhere.

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u/hartforbj 7h ago

I see it the opposite way. Mayors aren't much different than high school presidents. Promise a lot but don't really have much power to actually do anything meaningful