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The Democratic Socialists of America have moved from fringe debate club to governing faction inside the Democratic Party within a single election cycle, but the voting data from New York reveals a recurring pattern: Black and Brown voters are not the base this movement carries.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani won Gracie Mansion, and DSA member Darializa Avila Chevalier unseated five-term Representative Adriano Espaillat in New York's 13th Congressional District, 49.4% to 45.9%.
The vote geography tells a different story than the headlines. The vote map that does not match the brand In the June primary, Mamdani lost to Andrew Cuomo among Black voters by nearly six points citywide.
In Brownsville and East Flatbush, two of New York City's poorest neighborhoods where more than 60% of residents are Black, he was wiped out.
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