2025 Mock Election Results

This year, the Student Union partnered with the Social Studies Department to host the 2025 Mock Election, which simulated the upcoming New York City general elections. The event was coordinated by senior and Student Coordinator Alexa Leahy and AP U.S. Government and Politics teacher Matt Polazzo. The Student Union also provided students with a comprehensive Mock Election Guide outlining major candidate policies, ballot initiatives, and key election dates. Voting was open from October 30 to November 2, with opportunities to participate during Extended Homeroom on October 31 while BooGrams were being distributed and during scheduled social studies classes. In total, 326 students casted their votes, meaning approximately 10 percent of the student body participated in this year’s election.  

Mayor

In the 2025 Mock Election, Assemblyman Zohran Kwame Mamdani received the highest number of votes for New York City Mayor, winning majorities in every grade and borough.

By grade, seniors gave Mamdani 76.4 percent of their votes, followed by sophomores with 65.6 percent, freshmen with 62.1 percent, and juniors with 56.9 percent. Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate, earned between 12 and 28 percent of votes across grades, performing strongest among juniors at 27.6 percent. Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent candidate, received between nine and 21 percent of votes, with his highest support among sophomores at 29.3 percent.

By borough, Mamdani led in all five. His support reached 100 percent in the Bronx, 67.8 percent in Queens, 66.9 percent in Brooklyn, 62.9 percent in Manhattan, and 57.1 percent in Staten Island. Manhattan recorded the highest share of votes for Cuomo at 23.1 percent, while Sliwa performed best in Staten Island with 28.6 percent.

Incumbent Public Advocate Jumaane Williams under the Democratic and Working Families Party won the majority of voters in the mock election for Public Advocate, with 72.5 percent of voters across all grades and boroughs. Republican Gonzalo Duran followed in second place with 22 percent while Independent Martin Dolan came in third with 5.4 percent of voters.

Comptroller

Manhattan Borough President and Democrat Mark Levine won 72.4 percent of Stuyvesant’s votes. Republican Peter Kefalas held 19 percent of the vote, and Independent Ismael Perez received about five percent.  

New York City’s election results for Comptroller aligned similarly: Levine won in a landslide victory, with about 75 percent of votes. 

Prop 1 was the only ballot proposal to differ from the NYC election results. Prop 1 would allow for the expansion of new ski trails in the Olympic Sports Complex, which is within state forest preserve land, in Essex County, New York. 59 percent of voters voted against the proposal. Prop 2, 3, and 4 all relate to building affordable housing and reviewing infrastructure projects. Stuyvesant students—along with NYC voters—voted in favor of these initiatives. Prop 5 would create a digital city map to modernize city operations, which 88 percent of Stuy voters approved of. Voters were against Prop 6 in both the mock election and NYC election, which would move local elections to presidential election years to increase voter participation. 

You can view the detailed spreadsheet containing the results of the mock election here.