As of 2025, U.S. law requires all voters in federal and state elections to be citizens, whether they are native-born or foreign-born. Therefore, any foreign-born voters who supported Zohran Mamdani in his elections must be U.S. citizens. Non-citizens, including legal permanent residents ("green card" holders), are not permitted to vote in these elections.
It is a federal crime for non-citizens to vote in U.S. federal and state elections, with severe penalties. A non-citizen cannot register to vote without falsely claiming citizenship. Studies have consistently shown that incidents of non-citizens voting in federal or state elections are extremely rare.
Voting
eligibility for foreign-born residents
Naturalized
citizens: Foreign-born individuals who have completed the naturalization
process are U.S. citizens and are eligible to vote, provided they also meet
state residency and age requirements.
Non-citizens: Non-citizens,
including green card holders, are not eligible to vote in federal or state
elections. The one exception is that a small number of cities and towns in
states like California, Maryland, and Vermont allow non-citizens to vote in
some local elections, such as for school boards. However, this is not
applicable to federal or state races.
Political context
Zohran
Mamdani, a Ugandan-Indian American state assemblyman, represents a district in
New York City.
His support includes a significant number of foreign-born naturalized citizens, as noted by a 2025 Politico article highlighting how voters from South Asian immigrant communities organized to support him. These supporters are able to vote because they have become U.S. citizens.
Like other political figures, Mamdani's campaigns focus on issues like affordability and community safety that appeal to a diverse range of working-class voters, including naturalized citizens.
By
law, only U.S. citizens can vote in federal, state, and most local elections.
Therefore, any foreign-born voters who cast a ballot in these elections must be
naturalized U.S. citizens. Non-citizens, including legal permanent residents,
are not eligible to vote in these races and would face severe penalties,
including potential deportation, for doing so.
This means that foreign-born supporters of any candidate, including New York politician Zohran Mamdani, must be U.S. citizens to be eligible to vote for them in federal or state elections.
Non-citizen
voting is limited and rare
While
non-citizens are generally barred from voting, some municipalities, such as
certain cities in Maryland and Vermont, allow non-citizens to vote in specific
local-only elections, such as for school board or city council.
However, even in areas that permit some form of non-citizen voting, strict legal and procedural separations are maintained to ensure non-citizens cannot vote in state or federal races.
Claims
of widespread non-citizen voting are false
There is no evidence of widespread voting by non-citizens in U.S. elections. Studies and audits have consistently found that such instances are extremely rare and do not affect election outcomes. Claims to the contrary have been widely debunked.
Comments
To guard against Voter Fraud, the Republicans closely monitored the 2024 Presidential Election. There is no evidence that this is happening. If Mamdami wins, NYC will lose their Tax Base.
There is a very large Foreign Born Voting Base in NYC. They came to the US for the Welfare Benefits.
I witnessed the rise and fall of NYC. I entered elementary school in Queens at the age of 6 and saw NYC in 1949 to 1951 and NYC was great. I turned down a promotion to return to NYC in 1971 and it was a mess. I visited NYC in 1995 and saw NYC rise again.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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