In the CAIR survey, 97% of Muslim respondents said they were voting for New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani.
Published November 10, 2025
American Muslim voters overwhelmingly supported Democratic candidates in last week’s election amid growing anger over President Donald Trump’s policies, new exit polls show.
The survey, released Monday by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), showed that 97% of New York state’s Muslim voters support Democratic Socialist mayor-elect Zoran Mamdani.
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Ghazala Hashmi, a Democratic Muslim-American senator from Virginia, also succeeded in running for lieutenant governor, winning 95% of the state’s Muslim votes, according to polls.
CAIR research shows that non-Muslim, centrist Democratic candidates also enjoy strong support from Muslim voters.
According to the survey, Abigail Spanberger of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, two Democratic congresswomen who won gubernatorial races, both received about 85% support from Muslim voters.
California’s Proposition 50, which approved a Democratic-friendly congressional map, received 90% support from Muslim voters, polls suggest.
CAIR said it interviewed 1,626 self-identified Muslim respondents for the survey.
The group said the results showed high turnout among Muslim voters.
“These exit poll results underscore the heartening truth that American Muslims are showing up, making their voices heard, and shaping the future of our democracy,” the group said in a statement.
“Across four states, Muslim voters showed significant engagement and commitment to civic life, voting to reflect their growing role as active participants in American life.”
The Nov. 4 election, one year before the 2026 midterm elections that will determine control of Congress, was a boost for the Democratic Party.
However, in the New York state election, in which President Trump endorsed former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, there was a sharp increase in Islamophobic comments, especially from Republican lawmakers and commentators.
CAIR said Muslim voters are standing up “in the face of anti-Muslim bigotry” to “build a better future for themselves and their neighbors,” proving that participation, not prejudice, determines our country’s strength.
The results show the Democratic Party is regaining support from some Muslim voters who left the party in last year’s presidential election over former President Joe Biden’s uncompromising support for Israel amid a brutal attack on Gaza.
CAIR recorded 76 Muslim candidates in last week’s elections, and announced that 38 of them won.
In Michigan, the Detroit suburbs of Hamtramck, Dearborn and Dearborn Heights elected Muslim mayors in polls.
Several Muslim candidates are vying for seats in Congress in next year’s elections, including Abdul El-Sayed, who is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan.
