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Irving, Texas
| Irving, Texas | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of Irving
Rick Stopfer | |
| Last mayoral election: | 2023 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2026 |
| Last city council election: | 2025 |
| Next city council election: | 2026 |
| City council seats: | 9[1] |
| City website | |
| Composition data | |
| Population: | 256,684 |
| Race: | White 27.7% African American 12.7% Asian 22.4% Native American 1.4% Pacific Islander 0.1% Multiple 16.5% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic or Latino origin 41.1% |
| Median household income: | $79,641 |
| High school graduation rate: | 80.5% |
| College graduation rate: | 41.6% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2023 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%. | |
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Irving is a city in Dallas County, Texas. The city's population was 256,684 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Irving utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, 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 implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]
Mayor
The mayor is a member of the city council. He or she presides over council meetings and official city ceremonies. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels. The current Mayor of Irving is Rick Stopfer (nonpartisan). Stopfer assumed office in 2017.[2]
City manager
The city manager is the city's chief executive. Appointed by the city council, the city manager's responsibilities include overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, planning and implementing the city's operating budget, carrying out council policies and hiring most senior-level city government employees.[2][3]
City council
The Irving City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for approving and adopting the city budget, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.[2]
The Irving City Council consists of nine members, including the mayor. The mayor and two council members are elected at large, while the other six members are elected by the city's six districts.[2]
The widget below automatically displays information about city council meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Other elected officials
Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Irving, Texas.
Mayoral partisanship
Irving has a Republican mayor. As of September 2025, 66 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 23 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, three are independents, five identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
Mayoral elections are officially nonpartisan in most of the nation's largest cities. However, many officeholders 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.
Elections
2025
- See also: City elections in Irving, Texas (2025)
The city of Irving, Texas, held general elections for city council on May 3, 2025. The runoff election was scheduled for June 7, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.
2024
- See also: City elections in Irving, Texas (2024)
The city of Irving, Texas, held general elections for city council on May 4, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was February 16, 2024.
2023
The city of Irving, Texas, held general elections for mayor and city council on May 6, 2023. A general runoff election was scheduled for June 10, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was February 17, 2023.
2022
- See also: City elections in Irving, Texas (2022)
The city of Irving, Texas, held general elections for city council on May 7, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was February 18, 2022.
2021
- See also: City elections in Irving, Texas (2021)
The city of Irving, Texas, held general elections for city council on May 1, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was February 12, 2021.
2020
The city of Irving, Texas, held general elections for mayor and city council places 3 and 5 on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2020.
This election was originally scheduled on May 2, 2020, but was moved to November 3, 2020, amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.[4] In a proclamation made on March 18, 2020, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) suspended Sections 41.0052(a) and (b) of the Texas election code. This allowed local governments to move elections scheduled on May 2, 2020, to the next uniform state election date, which fell on November 3, 2020. This suspension only applied to elections occurring in 2020.[5]
2019
- See also: City elections in Irving, Texas (2019)
Irving voters also voted on Proposition A—a measure concerning retirement contributions for city employee pensions—on November 5, 2019. Click here to read about Proposition A and other state and local ballot measures on the November 5 ballot in Texas.
2018
The city of Irving, Texas, held general elections for city council on May 5, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was February 16, 2018.
2017
The city of Irving, Texas, held an election for mayor and city council on May 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 17, 2017.
Mayor Beth Van Duyne opted not to run for re-election in 2017. The city council seats for Places 3 and 5 were up for election.[6]
2016
The city of Irving, Texas, held elections for city council on May 7, 2016. Three of the eight city council seats were up for election. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 12, 2016.[7]
2015
The city of Irving, Texas, held elections for city council on May 9, 2015. A runoff election took place on June 13, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. Three of the eight city council seats were up for election: Districts 4 and 6 and the Place 8 at-large seat. An incumbent ran for re-election in every race.[8]
2014
The city of Irving, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 10, 2014. Two of the eight city council seats were up for election.[9]
Incumbent Mayor Beth Van Duyne won re-election, while city council incumbent Dennis Webb also won re-election. Oscar Ward defeated council incumbent Rose Cannaday for the other seat.[10]
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for Irving | |
|---|---|
| Irving | |
| Population | 256,684 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 66 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 36.7% |
| Black/African American | 12.9% |
| Asian | 22.6% |
| Native American | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| Other (single race) | 14.1% |
| Multiple | 13.1% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 43% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 80.5% |
| College graduation rate | 41.6% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $79,641 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | |
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | |
Budget
The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from October 1 to September 30 of the next year. The city's Budget Office is responsible for developing and publishing the city's budget. The city manager presents the proposed budget to the Irving City Council at least 30 days prior to the adoption of the tax rate, and the council adopts the final budget.[11]
Revenue and expenditure by year
The total revenue and expenditure figures were pulled from the all funds revenue and expenditures tables in the city's annual financial reports.[12][13][14][15]
| City of Irving historical revenue and expenditures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year | Budget type | Total revenue | Total expenditure |
| 2024-2025 | Adopted | $924,500,000 | $924,500,000 |
| 2023-2024 | Adopted | $998,800,000 | $998,800,000 |
| 2022-2023 | Adopted | $867,700,000 | $867,700,000 |
| 2021-2022 | Adopted | $703,725,199 | $798,332,074 |
| 2020-2021 | Adopted | $690,876,547 | $687,948,143 |
| 2019-2020 | Projected | $673,526,596 | $799,881,225 |
| 2019-2020 | Adopted | $692,605,003 | $687,926,200 |
| 2018-2019 | Actual | $700,342,803 | $735,414,485 |
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Contact information
Mayor's office
Irving City Hall
825 W. Irving Blvd.
Irving, TX 75060
Phone: (972) 721-2410
City Secretary's office
Irving City Hall
825 W. Irving Blvd.
Irving, TX 75060
Phone: (972) 721-2493
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
- See also: Dallas County, Texas ballot measures
Irving is located in Dallas County. A list of ballot measures in Dallas County is available here.
Noteworthy events
2020: Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
During the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, demonstrations and protests took place in cities nationwide, including Irving, following the death of George Floyd.
2015: Study on city's nondiscrimination laws
In July 2015, the Movement Advancement Project described Irving, Texas, as a city or county that did not prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity via ordinances that apply to public and private employers. At that time, a total of 71 of America's largest 100 cities prohibited private employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, while 69 of those cities also prohibited discrimination based on gender identity. This did not include those jurisdictions that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity for government employees.[16]
Nondiscrimination laws can cover a variety of areas, including public employment, private employment, housing, and public accommodations. Such laws may be enacted at the state, county, or city level.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The mayor is included in this number as one of the city council members.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 City of Irving, "Mayor and City Council," accessed September 7, 2021
- ↑ City of Irving, "About the City Manager's Office," accessed September 7, 2021
- ↑ City of Irving, "March 31, 2020 Special City Council," accessed April 1, 2020
- ↑ Office of the Texas Governor, "Governor Abbott Issues Proclamation Allowing For Postponement Of Local Elections Set For May 2nd," March 18, 2020
- ↑ NBC DFW, "Irving Mayor Decides against Re-Election Campaign," February 16, 2017
- ↑ Phone call with Irving city clerk on February 16, 2016
- ↑ Harris County, "Important 2015 Election Dates," accessed January 12, 2015
- ↑ United States Conference of Mayors, "Elections in 2014," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Dallas News, "Unofficial election results," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ City of Irving, "Budget - Responsibilities," accessed September 7, 2022
- ↑ City of Irving, "Fiscal Year 2020-21 Annual Operating Budget," accessed September 7, 2021
- ↑ City of Irving, "FY23 Budget Summary," accessed October 31, 2023
- ↑ City of Irving, "FY24 City of Irving Budget: Executive Summary," September 28, 2023
- ↑ City of Irving, "FY25 City of Irving Budget," October 29, 2024
- ↑ Movement Advancement Project, "Local Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinances," accessed July 7, 2015
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