Exclusive | Thousands of Jewish voters register as Dems to vote in NYC mayoral primary: Sleeping giant

Nearly 7,000 Jewish city voters recently registered as Democrats ahead of the June mayoral primary — a potentially ominous sign for Zohran Mamdani and other lefty candidates viewed as soft on antisemitism.More than 4,130 of the Jewish voters who just signed on with the Democratic Party — and thus are allowed to vote in the primary — were previously registered as independent or belonged to the Republican or another party, according to the Jewish Voters Action Network, which pushed the effort.Another 2,564 new Jewish voters also have enrolled as Democrats.That’s a total of 6,695 fresh registered Dem voters since January — and the numbers should only grow, the group said.“We think this registration drive is a big deal.Jewish voters are a sleeping giant in New York politics,” JVAN founder Maury Litwack told The Post on Sunday.

“And they are awake.“Jews are showing up to play.We’re not ignoring this election.

We are punching above our weight.”The voting push comes from the same playbook that Jewish organizers used to help unseat “Squad” member Jamaal Bowman in a House primary last year.Concerns about antisemitism are driving up interest in the 2025 elections among Jews across the spectrum — orthodox, conservative and reformed, Litwak said.Antisemitism spiked after Hamas’ Oct.7, 2023, invasion of Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza, triggering anti-Israel protests, particularly on college campuses, in New York and throughout the US.“Antisemitism is on the rise.

Jews are saying they want their voices heard at the ballot box,” Litwack said.He said the effort to re-register voters as Democrats is because the winner of the Democratic primary will be heavily favored to win the general election, even against embattled Mayor Eric Adams, a Dem who is skipping the primary race and running as an independent.Democrats vying for the party nod in June include front-runner and ex-Gov.Andrew Cuomo, surging Democratic Socialists of America candida...