How voters in Trump districts helped Mamdani win the Democratic primary

WNYC News | Jul 1, 2025

Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani’s stunning victory over former governor Andrew Cuomo was fueled in part by an outreach strategy that sought to expand the electorate, even in places where Donald Trump gained support in November. WNYC went out in search of those Trump-Mamdani voters – and they weren’t hard to find.

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