Zohran Mamdani
Mayor of New York City · Democratic · New York
Zohran Mamdani is the 112th Mayor of New York City, a democratic socialist elected in 2025 on an affordability platform of rent freezes, free buses, and universal childcare.
Profile last updated Jul 5, 2026 · Center Field Politics
Scout's Report
A democratic-socialist mayor pursuing an ambitious affordability agenda in his first year.
Core Strength
A powerful grassroots coalition and a clear cost-of-living mandate.
Core Weakness
Ambitious pledges face fiscal, state-government, and labor-negotiation constraints.
Recent Action
Launched affordability and tenant-protection initiatives as mayor.
Key Metrics
- Reliability
- 95%
- Documented Controversies
- 0
- Funding Secured
- $25M
Roll-call or session participation — did they show up?
Official ethics findings or court records only.
Municipal budget and federal grants directed to the City of New York (absolute).
Where They Stand
Stances on the issues many voters care most about. Where a candidate has not given a clear answer we mark it "Mixed / Partial" or "Unclear" rather than guess. Positions are drawn from official records and bias-labeled news sources; they are descriptive only and are never scored.
Environment—Supports4
Climate protections and regulation versus fewer climate-related regulations on industry.
Backs aggressive municipal climate action and a Green New Deal for public housing.
Healthcare—Supports4
Expanding healthcare coverage for all versus expanding market-based, private insurance.
A strong supporter of single-payer and expanded public health coverage.
Second Amendment—Supports4
New firearm regulations versus no new firearm regulations.
Supports strong gun-safety restrictions.
Immigration—Supports4
Pathways to citizenship versus a closed-border approach.
Supports sanctuary-city protections and immigrant services.
Roe v. Wade—Supports4
Protecting access to abortion versus restricting access to abortion.
Supports abortion-rights protections.
National Security—Opposes4
Whether diplomacy or military strength should be the primary national-security priority.
Opposes new U.S. military intervention and favors diplomacy.
Party Loyalty
Party-line alignment on major recorded votes.