About 2.2 million New Yorkers voted in the 2025 mayoral election, producing 41.6% general election turnout. More than 5.3 million people were registered, reflecting a 94.3% registration rate across all five boroughs. New registrations rose by over 260,000 compared with prior cycles, creating roughly a 20 percentage point increase from 2021. Brooklyn led in registration with 1,675,259 residents on the rolls, about 97.3% of eligible Brooklynites, though Manhattan recorded the highest turnout rates. Turnout among 18 to 29 year olds increased sharply from 11.1% in 2021 to 41.9% in 2025, and young voters made up nearly two thirds of new registrants. The Campaign Finance Board identified priority community districts with lower engagement and outlined outreach using multilingual materials and partnerships with more than 100 local organizations.
"General election turnout hit 41.6%, or about 2.2 million voters, and more than 5.3 million New Yorkers were registered to vote, a 94.3% registration rate. The board's 2025 Voter Analysis Report says new registrations jumped by more than 260,000 compared with previous cycles, a spike that produced roughly a 20 percentage point increase from 2021."
"Brooklyn led the city in registration, with 1,675,259 borough residents, about 97.3% of eligible Brooklynites, on the rolls, as reported by the Brooklyn Eagle. Community District 6 (Park Slope and Carroll Gardens) and Community District 2 (Brooklyn Heights and Fort Greene) ranked among the borough's highest-participation areas. That registration edge did not automatically translate into the strongest turnout, however, since Manhattan posted the city's top turnout rates."
"The CFB found that turnout among 18 to 29 year olds leaped from 11.1% in 2021 to 41.9% in 2025, and young voters accounted for nearly two thirds of new registrants, according to the NYC Campaign Finance Board. The report also flags 15 "priority community districts" where engagement lags and outlines outreach efforts, including multilingual materials and partnerships with more than 100 local organizations, aimed at closing those gaps. CFB staff say the scale of youth involvement was the single biggest factor behind the turnout surge."
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