The hidden reason New Yorkers voted for a socialist — and it's not what you think

'Hannity' has the latest on the results of the New York mayoral election.

The hidden reason New Yorkers voted for a socialist — and it’s not what you think

Zohran Mamdani just became mayor of New York City — a self-described socialist leading America’s the most capitalist city.

To some, that sounds like proof that the far left is taking over.

SOCIALIST SHOCKWAVE: ZOHRAN MAMDANI STUNS NYC AS VOTERS HAND POWER TO DEMOCRATS’ FAR-LEFT FLANK

Mamdani didn’t win because New York suddenly fell in love with socialism.

He won because he captured something every politician should be listening to right now — a deep frustration that the system doesn’t feel fair anymore.

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani takes questions from the press at a Queens canvass launch on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, ahead of Election Day.  (Fox News Digital/Deirdre Heavey)

And here’s the twist: that frustration isn’t confined to struggling families or low-income voters. It’s spreading among people who are doing fine — the educated, ambitious, upwardly mobile professionals who were supposed to be living the dream, but can’t shake the feeling that they’re falling behind.

There’s a growing class of New Yorkers who don’t fit our usual political categories. They’re not the working poor or the wealthy elite. They’re somewhere in between.