US Democrats recovered assist from Muslim voters, ballot suggests | Elections Information

Ninety-seven % of Muslim respondents in a CAIR survey say they voted for New York Metropolis Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

Muslim voters in america overwhelmingly favoured Democratic candidates in final week’s elections, amid mounting anger at President Donald Trump’s insurance policies, a brand new exit ballot suggests.

The survey, launched by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Monday, reveals 97 % of Muslim voters in New York backed democratic socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

Virginia’s Democratic Muslim American Senator Ghazala Hashmi additionally obtained 95 % of the Muslim vote within the state in her profitable bid for lieutenant governor, based on the ballot.

Non-Muslim, extra centrist Democratic candidates obtained robust backing from Muslim voters as effectively, the CAIR research confirmed.

Virginia’s Abigail Spanberger and New Jersey’s Mikie Sherrill – Democratic congresswomen who received the gubernatorial races – each obtained about 85 % assist from Muslim voters, based on the survey.

California’s Proposition 50, which authorised a congressional map that favours Democrats, received 90 % assist from Muslim voters, the ballot prompt.

CAIR mentioned it interviewed 1,626 self-identified Muslim respondents for the survey.

The group mentioned the outcomes confirmed excessive turnout from Muslim voters.

“These exit ballot outcomes spotlight an encouraging fact: American Muslims are exhibiting up, talking out, and shaping the way forward for our democracy,” the group mentioned in a press release.

“Throughout 4 states, Muslim voters demonstrated outstanding engagement and dedication to the civic course of, casting ballots that replicate their rising position as lively contributors in American life.”

The November 4 election, one yr forward of the 2026 midterm elections that can decide management of Congress, supplied a lift for Democrats.

However the race for New York, which noticed Trump endorse former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, noticed a spike of Islamophobic rhetoric, notably from Republican lawmakers and commentators.

CAIR mentioned Muslim voters confirmed that they’re rising up in “the face of anti-Muslim bigotry” to “construct a greater future for themselves and their neighbors, proving that participation, not prejudice, defines our nation’s power”.

The survey’s outcomes present that the Democrats are recovering the assist of some Muslim voters who abandoned the get together in final yr’s presidential election because of former President Joe Biden’s uncompromising assist for Israel amid the brutal assault on Gaza.

CAIR mentioned it recorded 76 Muslim candidates in final week’s election, 38 of whom received.

In Michigan, the Detroit suburbs of Hamtramck, Dearborn and Dearborn Heights elected Muslim mayors within the polls.

A number of Muslim candidates are vying for seats in Congress in subsequent yr’s election, together with Abdul el-Sayed, who’s looking for a US Senate seat in Michigan.