New York has been losing people due to outbound migration over the last 50 years, with its share of the US population getting cut in half during that time. Meanwhile, states like Florida have grown in economic influence and population, and now have more people, housing value, and electoral votes. Will we see New York continue its demographic decline into the future, or will there be a turnaround in 2026 and beyond?
Nearly one million New Yorkers are preparing to flee the city should democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani win the race for mayor, a poll has found.
The departure of at least 765,000 citizens would be one of the biggest mass exoduses in American history, with a population equivalent in size to Washington DC, Las Vegas or Seattle leaving the Big Apple.
The crushing survey, conducted by JL Partners for the Daily Mail, found that 9 percent of New Yorkers would ‘definitely’ leave the city, which currently has a population of 8.5 million.
To make matters worse, polling also found a further 25 percent, or 2.12 million, would ‘consider’ going.
The poll revealed widespread alarm at the prospect of Mamdani taking over City Hall and highlighted the colossal economic impact a victory for the 34-year-old state assemblyman could have for America.
If anywhere near that number left New York it would crater the city’s economy and send shockwaves across the rest of the country.