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Zohran Mamdani OppScore Rating: -2.58

Zohran Mamdani is a Democrat Local representative for New York and holds an OppScore of -2.58. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

Zohran Mamdani serves as mayor of New York City since January 2026. Born in Uganda to Indian parents and raised in New York after moving there at age seven, he previously represented a Queens district in the state assembly. A democratic socialist, he rose to prominence through an affordability-focused campaign emphasizing cost-of-living relief for working-class residents.

Zohran Mamdani rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: Local
• State: New York
• OppScore: -2.58 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 32 of 44 scored questions

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Primary sources

• Ballotpedia profile

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