Cuomo dominated Bronx mayoral race despite overall loss in citywide primary

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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo may have lost the Democratic primary for mayor citywide, but he decisively won the Bronx, where he outperformed Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani in dozens of neighborhoods, solidifying his stronghold in the borough’s moderate, working-class enclaves.

According to preliminary results from the New York City Board of Elections, Cuomo led Mamdani by 18 percentage points in the Bronx, earning 54% of the vote to Mamdani’s 36%, with 96% of scanners reporting. He received nearly 55,000 of the 104,000 votes across the borough—his strongest showing citywide.

Cuomo, according to neighborhood data reported by The City, led Mamdani in more than 30 Bronx neighborhoods, including Co-op City, Wakefield, Edenwald, Morrisania, and Baychester—where he secured as much as 65% of the vote. His support was strongest in the East Bronx and sections of the northwest Bronx, such as Fordham (55%), Castle Hill (51%), and Soundview (54%), reflecting a durable base of older voters, union households, and public-sector workers.

In Co-op City, a massive housing complex with historically high turnout and political influence, Cuomo captured about 65% of the vote, one of his top-performing neighborhoods citywide. He also posted commanding margins in Claremont Village (57%), Crotona Park East (55%), and East Tremont (58%), highlighting his continued appeal in majority-Black and Latino districts.



https://www.bxtimes.com/cuomo-dominated-bronx-mayoral-race-despite-overall-loss-in-citywide-primary/