Cynthia Nixon on Tuesday proudly proclaimed herself a democratic socialist.

The actress-turned-candidate for governor explicitly embraced the democratic socialist label for the first time in a statement provided to Politico.

“Yes. Some more establishment, corporate Democrats get very scared by this term but if democratic socialism means that you believe health care, housing, education and the things we need to thrive should be a basic right not a privilege then count me in,” Nixon said in the statement.

Nixon, who is backed by the left-leaning Working Families Party, is challenging two-term incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Sept. 13 primary.

Nixon spokeswoman Lauren Hitt pointed out Nixon endorsed two candidates who are members of the Democratic Socialists of America — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who defeated Rep. Joe Crowley, and Julia Salazar, a candidate who is challenging Queens state Sen. Martin Dilan.

“She has also talked to other DSA members,” the Nixon spokeswoman added.

Nixon has promoted a leftist agenda — higher taxes on the wealthy to fund more government spending

She opposes privately managed, publicly funded charter schools.

Nixon is clearly playing to left-leaning primary voters by talking up her socialist beliefs.

For his part, Cuomo has moved to the left in his second term, pushing for increases in the minimum wage, a family leave law and a tuition-free scholarship program for low- and middle-income students attending public colleges.

But early in his first term, Cuomo governed as a moderate-to-conservative on fiscal issues, earning plaudits from Republicans.

Even Tea Party activists applauded Cuomo for for imposing a property tax cap and curbing spending.

Nixon Tuesday night met with members of the local chapter of Democratic Socialists of America at a forum Tuesday night, her campaign spokeswoman confirmed. It’s an attempt to win the leftist group’s endorsement.

But not everyone was on board with Nixon as a socialist comrade.

“She’s not a socialist. Seriously. The DSA is not the f–king Working Families Party (thank god),” Tiffany Berruti, the DSA rep from CUNY said in a lengthy statement handed out at the meeting.

Berruti described Nixon as a Hillary Clinton supporter.