List of mayors of the 50 largest cities in the United States
This is a list of mayors of the 50 largest cities in the United States. The cities are ordered by population, as of July 1, 2017, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.[1] These 50 cities have a combined population of 49.6 million, or 15% of the national population.
Note that in some states, mayors are officially elected on a non-partisan basis; however, their party affiliation or preference is generally known, and where it is known it is shown in the list below.
The breakdown of mayoral political parties is 35 Democrats, 13 Republicans, and 2 Independents (both elected with state Democratic support).
List
Name | Rank | Photo | Party | City | State | Population | Assumed Office On | Form of Government | |
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Bill de Blasio | 1 | Democratic | New York City | New York | 8,622,698 | January 1, 2014 | Mayor–council | List | |
Eric Garcetti | 2 | Democratic | Los Angeles | California | 3,999,759 | July 1, 2013 | Mayor–council | List | |
Lori Lightfoot | 3 | Democratic | Chicago | Illinois | 2,716,450 | May 20, 2019 | Mayor–council | List | |
Sylvester Turner | 4 | Democratic | Houston | Texas | 2,312,717 | January 2, 2016 | Mayor–council | List | |
Kate Gallego | 5 | Democratic | Phoenix | Arizona | 1,626,078 | March 21, 2019 | Council–manager | List | |
Jim Kenney | 6 | Democratic | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 1,580,863 | January 4, 2016 | Mayor–council | List | |
Ron Nirenberg | 7 | Independent | San Antonio | Texas | 1,511,946 | June 21, 2017 | Council–manager | List | |
Kevin Faulconer | 8 | Republican | San Diego | California | 1,419,516 | March 3, 2014 | Mayor–council | List | |
Eric Johnson | 9 | Democratic | Dallas | Texas | 1,341,075 | June 17, 2019 | Council–manager | List | |
Sam Liccardo | 10 | Democratic | San Jose | California | 1,035,317 | January 1, 2015 | Council–manager | List | |
Steve Adler | 11 | Democratic | Austin | Texas | 950,715 | January 6, 2015 | Council–manager | List | |
Lenny Curry | 12 | Republican | Jacksonville | Florida | 892,062 | July 1, 2015 | Mayor–council | List | |
London Breed | 13 | Democratic | San Francisco | California | 884,363 | July 11, 2018 | Mayor–council | List | |
Andrew Ginther | 14 | Democratic | Columbus | Ohio | 879,170 | January 1, 2016 | Mayor–council | List | |
Betsy Price | 15 | Republican | Fort Worth | Texas | 874,168 | July 12, 2011 | Council–manager | List | |
Joe Hogsett | 16 | Democratic | Indianapolis | Indiana | 863,002 | January 1, 2016 | Mayor–council | List | |
Vi Lyles | 17 | Democratic | Charlotte | North Carolina | 859,035 | December 4, 2017 | Council–manager | List | |
Jenny Durkan | 18 | Democratic | Seattle | Washington | 724,745 | November 28, 2017 | Mayor–council | List | |
Michael Hancock | 19 | Democratic | Denver | Colorado | 704,621 | July 18, 2011 | Mayor–council | List | |
Muriel Bowser | 20 | Democratic | Washington | District of Columbia | 693,972 | January 2, 2015 | Mayor–council | List | |
Marty Walsh | 21 | Democratic | Boston | Massachusetts | 685,094 | January 6, 2014 | Mayor–council | List | |
Dee Margo | 22 | Republican | El Paso | Texas | 683,587 | June 26, 2017 | Council–manager | List | |
Mike Duggan | 23 | Democratic | Detroit | Michigan | 673,104 | January 1, 2014 | Mayor–council | List | |
John Cooper | 24 | Democratic | Nashville | Tennessee | 667,560 | September 28, 2019 | Mayor–council | List | |
Jim Strickland | 25 | Democratic | Memphis | Tennessee | 652,236 | January 1, 2016 | Mayor–council | List | |
Ted Wheeler | 26 | Democratic | Portland | Oregon | 647,805 | January 1, 2017 | Commission | List | |
David Holt | 27 | Republican | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 643,648 | April 10, 2018 | Council–manager | List | |
Carolyn Goodman | 28 | Independent | Las Vegas | Nevada | 641,676 | July 6, 2011 | Council–manager | List | |
Greg Fischer | 29 | Democratic | Louisville | Kentucky | 621,349 | January 3, 2011 | Mayor–council | List | |
Jack Young | 30 | Democratic | Baltimore | Maryland | 611,648 | April 2, 2019 | Mayor–council | List | |
Tom Barrett | 31 | Democratic | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 595,351 | April 15, 2004 | Mayor–council | List | |
Tim Keller | 32 | Democratic | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 558,545 | December 1, 2017 | Council–manager | List | |
Regina Romero | 33 | Democratic | Tucson | Arizona | 535,611 | December 2, 2019 | Council–manager | List | |
Lee Brand | 34 | Republican | Fresno | California | 527,438 | January 3, 2017 | Mayor–council | List | |
Darrell Steinberg | 35 | Democratic | Sacramento | California | 501,901 | December 13, 2016 | Council–manager | List | |
John Giles | 36 | Republican | Mesa | Arizona | 496,401 | September 18, 2014 | Council–manager | List | |
Quinton Lucas | 37 | Democratic | Kansas City | Missouri | 488,943 | August 1, 2019 | Council–manager | List | |
Keisha Lance Bottoms | 38 | Democratic | Atlanta | Georgia | 486,290 | January 2, 2018 | Mayor–council | List | |
Robert Garcia | 39 | Democratic | Long Beach | California | 469,450 | July 15, 2014 | Council–manager | List | |
Jean Stothert | 40 | Republican | Omaha | Nebraska | 466,893 | June 10, 2013 | Mayor–council | List | |
Mary-Ann Baldwin | 41 | Democratic | Raleigh | North Carolina | 464,758 | December 2, 2019 | Council–manager | List | |
John Suthers | 42 | Republican | Colorado Springs | Colorado | 464,474 | June 2, 2015 | Mayor–council | ||
Francis X. Suarez | 43 | Republican | Miami | Florida | 463,347 | November 15, 2017 | Mayor–council | List | |
Bobby Dyer | 44 | Republican | Virginia Beach | Virginia | 450,435 | November 20, 2018 | Council–manager | List | |
Libby Schaaf | 45 | Democratic | Oakland | California | 425,195 | January 5, 2015 | Mayor–council | List | |
Jacob Frey | 46 | Democratic | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 422,331 | January 2, 2018 | Mayor–council | List | |
G. T. Bynum | 47 | Republican | Tulsa | Oklahoma | 401,800 | December 5, 2016 | Mayor–council | List | |
Jeff Williams | 48 | Republican | Arlington | Texas | 396,394 | May 26, 2015 | Council–manager | List | |
LaToya Cantrell | 49 | Democratic | New Orleans | Louisiana | 393,292 | May 7, 2018 | Mayor–council | List | |
Brandon Whipple | 50 | Democratic | Wichita | Kansas | 390,591 | January 13, 2020 | Council–manager | List |
See also
References
- "American FactFinder – Results". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
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