Because of state redistricting in 2022, NYC Council elections were held two years earlier than usual with no hotly contested citywide, state or federal races on the ballot to draw voters to the polls, political analysts said.Only about 5.3% of registered Democrats cast ballots in the primary race for Bronx District attorney between incumbent Darcel Clark and challenger Tess Cohen. Clark won handily.
In the primary for Council District 14 in The Bronx, only 2,985 voters out of 57,848 actively registered Democrats cast ballots — just 5% — according to the voter profile compiled for the district by Jerry Skurnik and his firm Engage Voters U.S.That was the lowest number of the 17 competitive Council primary races.
The turnout in Queens — the only other borough with a countywide race for district attorney — was only slightly less abysmal.faced off against rivals George Grasso and Devian Daniels. About 8% of Dems cast votes — 59,937 out of 756,091 active Dem voters.In Harlem’s District 9 had what appears to have the highest draw, whereIn central Harlem, 11,049 of 81,511 active Democrats cast ballots — or 13.5% voted.