Democrats join Republicans in condemning socialism after Mamdani’s mayoral victory

The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution condemning socialism Friday morning, as several Democrats spoke out to denounce “socialist politics” in the United States following the recent election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor-elect of New York City.

Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure by a vote of 285 to 98. Two members, Rep. Deborah Ross, D-Pa., and Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., voted present.

Notably, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. — who supported Mamdani just days before the mayoral election — also voted in favor of the measure.

The resolution, introduced by Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Fla., highlights a list of failures in the economic system and serves as a rebuke to political forces moving toward more socialist agendas. Among other elements, he claims that socialism led to famine and massacres under the Cuban regime of Castro, under the Chinese regime of Mao Zedong, under the current Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro and others.

“It has been decided by the House of Representatives that Congress denounces socialism in all its forms and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States,” the text reads.

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Rep. Maria Salazar, Republican of Florida, speaks during a roundtable discussion at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, March 3, 2025. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Although the resolution itself is not binding, Congress’s rebuke comes as socialism — and its political momentum — have occupied more of the national attention in recent months.

Progressive candidates like Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and others have continued to push for an increased government role in public services like health care and education. This goes hand in hand with new champions of progressive policies like Mamdani, a self-described socialist.

The resolution also comes as Mamdani is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump on Friday.

Rep. Byron Donalds, Republican of Florida, said he believed socialism was incompatible with the American ideal of freedom. He applauded the resolution Friday morning.

“It always leads to a destruction of people’s freedoms,” Donalds said of socialism.

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Democratic New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani celebrates as he takes the stage during his election night event at the Brooklyn Paramount in New York, November 4, 2025. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

He noted that socialism requires a top-down authority structure to manage the distribution of resources. According to him, this is a trait shared by other forms of oppressive government.

“We have a responsibility to defend the American core of capitalism, free markets and freedom (against) socialism, democratic socialism, communism, authoritarianism and fascism,” Donalds said.

While the increasingly progressive wings of the Democratic Party have seen momentum in recent months, at a time when the party has struggled to unite behind a cohesive brand, not all Democratic lawmakers see the emergence of socialism as something the party should embrace.

Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., one of the members who voted for the disapproval resolution Friday, opposed overtly socialist programs, urging his Democratic colleagues to return to a more centrist path.

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Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., speaks during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 3, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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“I’m talking about being a new kind of old-fashioned Democrat and giving policy recommendations on what we need to do to address people’s concerns about the economy, affordability, cost of living and wages,” Suozzi said. written the earlier this month. “The answer is not the populism of Donald Trump or Zohran Mamdani, it is about giving specific policy prescriptions.”