Why did the NYC mayoral election turnout start to dwindle in the early 70s?
With
the upcoming mayoral election, I was interested in the previous elections. I
started with LaGuardia back around the 30s-40s, and worked my way forward in
time. These elections all had turnout around 2-2.5M. But starting with Beame
and the '73 election, the turnout dipped to ~1.7M, and from then onward just
kept dwindling. In modern NYC, the turnout is just barely above 1M voters. You
would think with how much the population grew, the turnout would follow
(roughly, adjusting for immigrants).
Rudy
Giuliani was the Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He was
first elected in 1993 and was reelected in 1997. His tenure ended on December
31, 2001.
https://www.google.com/search?q=when+was+rudy+giuliani+mayor+of+new+york
The
NYC mayoral election of 1997 occurred on Tuesday November 4, 1997, with
incumbent Republican mayor Rudy Giuliani soundly
defeating Democratic Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger and several
third-party candidates. This was the first time Brooklyn voted for a
Republican since 1941.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_New_York_City_mayoral_election
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The
Low Voter Turnout at 17% in the recent NYC Mayoral Election began in the 1970s
according to the post above. In the 1970s, NYC was in decline. Rudy Giuliani
restored NYC in the 1990s. The recent NYC decline
Began after 2001. NYC is overpopulated by Liberal Democrat Millionaires who fund Campaigns. Voters don’t turn out when all candidates are “lame”. Rudy Giuloani had served as the DA for NYC and convicted all the Mafia Leaders, so he was a hero.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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