This page lists the current mayors of the 100 largest U.S. cities by population. As of 2020, 64,537,560 individuals lived in these cities, accounting for 19.47 percent of the nation's total population.[1]
In the top 100 cities, there are 47 strong mayor governments, 46 council-manager governments, six hybrid governments, and one city commission.
As of April 2024, the partisan breakdown of the mayors of the 100 largest U.S. cities was 62 Democrats, 26 Republicans, one Libertarian, four independents, and four nonpartisans. One mayoral office was vacant, and two mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.[2] Based on 2020 population estimates, 76% of the population of the top 100 cities lived in cities with Democratic mayors, and 16% lived in cities with Republican mayors at the start of 2024.
As of 2024, Allen Joines (D), mayor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, had been in office the longest. He first took office in 2001.
This page includes:
- List of mayors: A list of mayors of the 100 cities, including the year each mayor took office, when the current term expires, and the city's type of government.
- Mayoral elections in 2024: A list of mayoral elections happening in 2024.
- Mayoral partisanship: Charts tracking mayoral partisan affiliation from 2016 to present.
List of mayors
- See also: Largest cities in the United States by population
The following table lists the current mayors of the top 100 U.S. cities by population, including the year each mayor took office, when the current term expires, and the city's type of government. Each type of government has a different distribution of power and different responsibilities between the mayor and the city council. The types of government are:
- Strong mayor: The city council serves as the city's primary legislative body, and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
- Council-manager: An elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and to implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.
- City commission: A city council, composed of an elected mayor and a board of elected commissioners, serves as the city's primary legislative and administrative body.
- Hybrid: The city council serves as the city's primary legislative body, and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive. The mayor, however, appoints a city manager to oversee the city's day-to-day operations and to implement city policies.
| 100 Largest Cities By Population
|
| Rank
|
City
|
Population (2020)
|
Mayor
|
Took office
|
Term ends
|
Government type
|
Mayoral election in 2024?
|
| 1
|
New York, New York
|
8,804,190
|
Eric Adams (D)
|
2022
|
2026
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 2
|
Los Angeles, California
|
3,898,747
|
Karen Bass (D)
|
2022
|
2026
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 3
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
2,746,388
|
Brandon Johnson (D)
|
2023
|
2027
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 4
|
Houston, Texas
|
2,304,580
|
John Whitmire (D)
|
2024
|
2028
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 5
|
Phoenix, Arizona
|
1,608,139
|
Kate Gallego (D)
|
2019
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 6
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
1,603,797
|
Cherelle Parker (D)
|
2024
|
2028
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 7
|
San Antonio, Texas
|
1,434,625
|
Ron Nirenberg (I)
|
2017
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 8
|
San Diego, California
|
1,386,932
|
Todd Gloria (D)
|
2020
|
2024
|
Strong mayor
|
Yes
|
| 9
|
Dallas, Texas
|
1,304,379
|
Eric Johnson (R)
|
2019
|
2027
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 10
|
San Jose, California
|
1,013,240
|
Matt Mahan (D)
|
2023
|
2024
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 11
|
Austin, Texas
|
961,855
|
Kirk Watson (D)
|
2023
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 12
|
Jacksonville, Florida
|
949,611
|
Donna Deegan (D)
|
2023
|
2027
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 13
|
Fort Worth, Texas
|
918,915
|
Mattie Parker (R)
|
2021
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 14
|
Columbus, Ohio
|
905,748
|
Andrew J. Ginther (D)
|
2015
|
2027
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 15
|
Indianapolis, Indiana
|
897,041
|
Joseph Hogsett (D)
|
2016
|
2024
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 16
|
Charlotte, North Carolina
|
874,579
|
Vi Lyles (D)
|
2017
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 17
|
San Francisco, California
|
873,965
|
London Breed (D)
|
2018
|
2025
|
Strong mayor
|
Yes
|
| 18
|
Seattle, Washington
|
737,015
|
Bruce Harrell (D)
|
2022
|
2025
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 19
|
Denver, Colorado
|
715,522
|
Michael Johnston (D)
|
2023
|
2027
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 20
|
Nashville, Tennessee
|
715,884
|
Freddie O'Connell (D)
|
2023
|
2027
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 21
|
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
681,054
|
David Holt (R)
|
2018
|
2026
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 22
|
El Paso, Texas
|
678,815
|
Oscar Leeser (D)
|
2021
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 23
|
Boston, Massachusetts
|
675,647
|
Michelle Wu (D)
|
2021
|
2026
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 24
|
Portland, Oregon
|
652,503
|
Ted Wheeler (D)
|
2017
|
2025
|
City commission
|
Yes
|
| 25
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
641,903
|
Carolyn Goodman (Nonpartisan)
|
2011
|
2024
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 26
|
Detroit, Michigan
|
639,111
|
Mike Duggan (D)
|
2014
|
2026
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 27
|
Memphis, Tennessee
|
633,104
|
Paul Young (D)
|
2024
|
2028
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 28
|
Louisville, Kentucky
|
633,045
|
Craig Greenberg (D)
|
2023
|
2027
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 29
|
Baltimore, Maryland
|
585,708
|
Brandon M. Scott (D)
|
2020
|
2024
|
Strong mayor
|
Yes
|
| 30
|
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
|
577,222
|
Cavalier Johnson (D)
|
2021
|
2028
|
Strong mayor
|
Yes
|
| 31
|
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
564,559
|
Tim Keller (D)
|
2017
|
2025
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 32
|
Tucson, Arizona
|
542,629
|
Regina Romero (D)
|
2019
|
2027
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 33
|
Fresno, California
|
542,107
|
Jerry Dyer (R)
|
2021
|
2028
|
Hybrid
|
Yes
|
| 34
|
Sacramento, California
|
524,943
|
Darrell Steinberg (D)
|
2016
|
2024
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 35
|
Kansas City, Missouri
|
508,090
|
Quinton Lucas (D)
|
2019
|
2027
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 36
|
Mesa, Arizona
|
504,258
|
John Giles (R)
|
2014
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 37
|
Atlanta, Georgia
|
498,715
|
Andre Dickens (D)
|
2022
|
2026
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 38
|
Omaha, Nebraska
|
486,051
|
Jean Stothert (R)
|
2013
|
2025
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 39
|
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
478,961
|
Yemi Mobolade (I)
|
2023
|
2027
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 40
|
Raleigh, North Carolina
|
467,665
|
Mary-Ann Baldwin (D)
|
2019
|
2024
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 41
|
Long Beach, California
|
466,742
|
Rex Richardson (D)
|
2022
|
2026
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 42
|
Virginia Beach, Virginia
|
459,470
|
Bob Dyer (R)
|
2018
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 43
|
Miami, Florida
|
442,241
|
Francis Suarez (R)
|
2021
|
2025
|
Hybrid
|
No
|
| 44
|
Oakland, California
|
440,646
|
Sheng Thao (D)
|
2023
|
2027
|
Hybrid
|
No
|
| 45
|
Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
429,954
|
Jacob Frey (D)
|
2022
|
2026
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 46
|
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
413,066
|
G. T. Bynum (R)
|
2016
|
2024
|
Strong mayor
|
Yes
|
| 47
|
Bakersfield, California
|
403,455
|
Karen Goh (R)
|
2017
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 48
|
Wichita, Kansas
|
397,532
|
Lily Wu (L)
|
2024
|
2028
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 49
|
Arlington, Texas
|
394,266
|
Jim Ross (Unknown)
|
2021
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 50
|
Aurora, Colorado
|
386,261
|
Mike Coffman (R)
|
2019
|
2027
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 51
|
Tampa, Florida
|
384,959
|
Jane Castor (D)
|
2019
|
2027
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 52
|
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
383,997
|
LaToya Cantrell (D)
|
2018
|
2026
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 53
|
Cleveland, Ohio
|
372,624
|
Justin Bibb (D)
|
2022
|
2026
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 54
|
Honolulu, Hawaii
|
350,964
|
Rick Blangiardi (I)
|
2021
|
2024
|
Strong mayor
|
Yes
|
| 55
|
Anaheim, California
|
346,824
|
Ashleigh Aitken (D)
|
2022
|
2026
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 56
|
Lexington, Kentucky
|
322,570
|
Linda Gorton (R)
|
2019
|
2027
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 57
|
Stockton, California
|
320,804
|
Kevin Lincoln II (R)
|
2021
|
2024
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 58
|
Corpus Christi, Texas
|
317,863
|
Paulette Guajardo (Nonpartisan)
|
2021
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 59
|
Henderson, Nevada
|
317,610
|
Michelle Romero (R)
|
2023
|
2027
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 60
|
Riverside, California
|
314,998
|
Patricia Lock Dawson (Nonpartisan)
|
2012
|
2024
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 61
|
Newark, New Jersey
|
311,549
|
Ras J. Baraka (D)
|
2014
|
2026
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 62
|
St. Paul, Minnesota
|
311,527
|
Melvin Carter III (D)
|
2022
|
2026
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 63
|
Santa Ana, California
|
310,227
|
Valerie Amezcua (D)
|
2022
|
2024
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 64
|
Cincinnati, Ohio
|
309,317
|
Aftab Pureval (D)
|
2022
|
2026
|
Hybrid
|
No
|
| 65
|
Irvine, California
|
307,670
|
Farrah Khan (D)
|
2020
|
2024
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 66
|
Orlando, Florida
|
307,573
|
Buddy Dyer (D)
|
2003
|
2024
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 67
|
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
302,971
|
Edward Gainey (D)
|
2022
|
2026
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 68
|
St. Louis, Missouri
|
301,578
|
Tishaura Jones (D)
|
2021
|
2025
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 69
|
Greensboro, North Carolina
|
299,035
|
Nancy B. Vaughan (D)
|
2013
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 70
|
Jersey City, New Jersey
|
292,449
|
Steven Fulop (D)
|
2013
|
2026
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 71
|
Anchorage, Alaska
|
291,247
|
David Bronson (R)
|
2021
|
2024
|
Hybrid
|
Yes
|
| 72
|
Lincoln, Nebraska
|
291,082
|
Leirion Gaylor Baird (D)
|
2019
|
2027
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 73
|
Plano, Texas
|
285,494
|
John Muns (R)
|
2021
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 74
|
Durham, North Carolina
|
283,506
|
Leonardo Williams (D)
|
2023
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 75
|
Buffalo, New York
|
278,349
|
Byron Brown (D)
|
2005
|
2026
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 76
|
Chandler, Arizona
|
275,987
|
Kevin Hartke (R)
|
2019
|
2027
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 77
|
Chula Vista, California
|
275,487
|
John McCann (R)
|
2022
|
2026
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 78
|
Toledo, Ohio
|
270,871
|
Wade Kapszukiewicz (D)
|
2022
|
2026
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 79
|
Madison, Wisconsin
|
269,840
|
Satya Rhodes-Conway (D)
|
2019
|
2027
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 80
|
Gilbert, Arizona
|
267,918
|
Brigette Peterson (R)
|
2021
|
2025
|
Hybrid
|
Yes
|
| 81
|
Reno, Nevada
|
264,165
|
Hillary Schieve (Nonpartisan)
|
2014
|
2026
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 82
|
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
263,886
|
Vacant N/A
|
N/A
|
2028
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 83
|
North Las Vegas, Nevada
|
262,527
|
Pamela Goynes-Brown (D)
|
2022
|
2026
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 84
|
St. Petersburg, Florida
|
258,308
|
Kenneth Welch (D)
|
2022
|
2027
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 85
|
Lubbock, Texas
|
257,141
|
Tray Payne (R)
|
2022
|
2024
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 86
|
Irving, Texas
|
256,684
|
Rick Stopfer (R)
|
2017
|
2026
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 87
|
Laredo, Texas
|
255,205
|
Victor Treviño (Unknown)
|
2022
|
2026
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 88
|
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
249,545
|
Allen Joines (D)
|
2001
|
2024
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 89
|
Chesapeake, Virginia
|
249,422
|
Richard West (R)
|
2008
|
2024
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 90
|
Glendale, Arizona
|
248,325
|
Jerry Weiers (R)
|
2013
|
2024
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 91
|
Garland, Texas
|
246,018
|
Scott LeMay (R)
|
2019
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 92
|
Scottsdale, Arizona
|
241,361
|
David Ortega (I)
|
2021
|
2025
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 93
|
Norfolk, Virginia
|
238,005
|
Kenneth Alexander (D)
|
2016
|
2024
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 94
|
Boise, Idaho
|
235,684
|
Lauren McLean (D)
|
2020
|
2028
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 95
|
Fremont, California
|
230,504
|
Lily Mei (D)
|
2016
|
2024
|
Council-manager
|
Yes
|
| 96
|
Spokane, Washington
|
228,989
|
Lisa Brown (D)
|
2024
|
2028
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
| 97
|
Santa Clarita, California
|
228,673
|
Cameron Smyth (R)
|
2023
|
2024
|
Council-manager
|
No
|
| 98
|
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
227,470
|
Sharon Weston Broome (D)
|
2017
|
2024
|
Strong mayor
|
Yes
|
| 99
|
Richmond, Virginia
|
226,610
|
Levar Stoney (D)
|
2016
|
2024
|
Strong mayor
|
Yes
|
| 100
|
Hialeah, Florida
|
223,109
|
Esteban Bovo Jr. (R)
|
2021
|
2025
|
Strong mayor
|
No
|
Mayoral elections in 2024
- See also: United States mayoral elections, 2024
- Mayoral election in Augusta, Maine (2024)
- Mayoral election in Austin, Texas (2024)
- Mayoral election in Bakersfield, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland (2024)
- Mayoral election in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2024)
- Mayoral election in Carson City, Nevada (2024)
- Mayoral election in Chesapeake, Virginia (2024)
- Mayoral election in Cheyenne, Wyoming (2024)
- Mayoral election in Corpus Christi, Texas (2024)
- Mayoral election in El Paso, Texas (2024)
- Mayoral election in Frankfort, Kentucky (2024)
- Mayoral election in Fremont, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in Fresno, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in Gilbert, Arizona (2024)
- Mayoral election in Glendale, Arizona (2024)
- Mayoral election in Honolulu, Hawaii (2024)
- Mayoral election in Irvine, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in Juneau, Alaska (2024)
- Mayoral election in Las Vegas, Nevada (2024)
- Mayoral election in Lubbock, Texas (2024)
- Mayoral election in Mesa, Arizona (2024)
- Mayoral election in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2024)
- Mayoral election in Montpelier, Vermont (2024)
- Mayoral election in Norfolk, Virginia (2024)
- Mayoral election in Phoenix, Arizona (2024)
- Mayoral election in Portland, Oregon (2024)
- Mayoral election in Raleigh, North Carolina (2024)
- Mayoral election in Richmond, Virginia (2024)
- Mayoral election in Riverside, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in Sacramento, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in Salem, Oregon (2024)
- Mayoral election in San Francisco, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in San Jose, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in Santa Ana, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in Scottsdale, Arizona (2024)
- Mayoral election in Stockton, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in Tulsa, Oklahoma (2024)
- Mayoral election in Virginia Beach, Virginia (2024)
- Mayoral election in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2024)
- Mayoral election in San Diego, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (2024)
- Mayoral election in Baltimore, Maryland, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)
- Mayoral election in Anchorage, Alaska (April 2, 2024, general election)
Mayoral partisanship
- See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2024)
As of April 2024, the mayors of 62 of the country's 100 largest cities are affiliated with the Democratic Party.
Note: Ballotpedia used one or more of the following sources to identify each officeholder's partisan affiliation: (1) direct communication from the officeholder, (2) current or previous candidacy for partisan office, or (3) identification of partisan affiliation by multiple media outlets.
Historical data
- See also: Party affiliation of the mayors of the 100 largest cities
The chart below shows the partisan breakdown of mayors of the top 100 cities at the start of each year since 2016.
See also
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Explore Census Data," accessed February 10, 2022
- ↑ In most of the nation's largest cities, mayoral elections are officially nonpartisan, though many officeholders and candidates are affiliated with political parties. Ballotpedia uses one or more of the following sources to identify each officeholder's partisan affiliation: (1) direct communication from the officeholder, (2) current or previous candidacy for partisan office, or (3) identification of partisan affiliation by multiple media outlets.
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