List of current mayors of the top 100 cities in the United States

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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, seven hybrid governments, and no city commissions.

As of April 2026, the partisan breakdown of the mayors of the 100 largest U.S. cities is 67 Democrats, 22 Republicans, one Libertarian, three independents, and six nonpartisans. One mayor's partisan affiliation is unknown.[2]

Based on 2020 population estimates, 81% of the population of the top 100 cities lived in cities with Democratic mayors, and 14% lived in cities with Republican mayors at the start of 2026.

As of 2026, 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 2026: A list of mayoral elections happening in 2026.
  • 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.

Note: In cities where mayoral elections are nonpartisan, Ballotpedia uses one or more of the following sources to identify each officeholder's partisan affiliation: (1) direct communication from the officeholder, (2) previous candidacy for partisan office, or (3) identification of partisan affiliation by multiple media outlets.

100 Largest Cities By Population
RankCityPopulation (2020)MayorTook officeTerm endsGovernment typeMayoral election in 2026?
1New York, New York8,804,190Zohran Mamdani20262030Strong mayorNo
2Los Angeles, California3,898,747Karen Bass20222026Strong mayorYes
3Chicago, Illinois2,746,388Brandon Johnson20232027Strong mayorNo
4Houston, Texas2,304,580John Whitmire20242028Strong mayorNo
5Phoenix, Arizona1,608,139Kate Gallego20192029Council-managerNo
6Philadelphia, Pennsylvania1,603,797Cherelle Parker20242028Strong mayorNo
7San Antonio, Texas1,434,625Gina Ortiz Jones20252027Council-managerNo
8San Diego, California1,386,932Todd Gloria20202028Strong mayorNo
9Dallas, Texas1,304,379Eric Johnson20192027Council-managerNo
10San Jose, California1,013,240Matt Mahan20232029Council-managerNo
11Austin, Texas961,855Kirk Watson20232029Council-managerNo
12Jacksonville, Florida949,611Donna Deegan20232027Strong mayorNo
13Fort Worth, Texas918,915Mattie Parker20212027Council-managerNo
14Columbus, Ohio905,748Andrew J. Ginther20152027Strong mayorNo
15Indianapolis, Indiana897,041Joseph Hogsett20162028Strong mayorNo
16Charlotte, North Carolina874,579Vi Lyles20172027Council-managerNo
17San Francisco, California873,965Daniel Lurie20252029Strong mayorNo
18Seattle, Washington737,015Katie Wilson20262030Strong mayorNo
19Denver, Colorado715,522Michael Johnston20232027Strong mayorNo
20Nashville, Tennessee715,884Freddie O'Connell20232027Strong mayorNo
21Oklahoma City, Oklahoma681,054David Holt20182030Council-managerYes
22El Paso, Texas678,815Renard Johnson (Nonpartisan)20252029Council-managerNo
23Boston, Massachusetts675,647Michelle Wu20212030Strong mayorNo
24Portland, Oregon652,503Keith Wilson20252029HybridNo
25Las Vegas, Nevada641,903Shelley Berkley20242028Council-managerNo
26Detroit, Michigan639,111Mary Sheffield20262030Strong mayorNo
27Memphis, Tennessee633,104Paul Young20242028Strong mayorNo
28Louisville, Kentucky633,045Craig Greenberg20232027Strong mayorYes
29Baltimore, Maryland585,708Brandon M. Scott20242028Strong mayorNo
30Milwaukee, Wisconsin577,222Cavalier Johnson20212028Strong mayorNo
31Albuquerque, New Mexico564,559Tim Keller20172029Strong mayorNo
32Tucson, Arizona542,629Regina Romero20192027Council-managerNo
33Fresno, California542,107Jerry Dyer20252029HybridNo
34Sacramento, California524,943Kevin McCarty20242028Council-managerNo
35Kansas City, Missouri508,090Quinton Lucas20192027Council-managerNo
36Mesa, Arizona504,258Mark Freeman2025 2029Council-managerNo
37Atlanta, Georgia498,715Andre Dickens20222030Strong mayorNo
38Omaha, Nebraska486,051John Ewing Jr.20252029Strong mayorNo
39Colorado Springs, Colorado478,961Yemi Mobolade20232027Strong mayorNo
40Raleigh, North Carolina467,665Janet Cowell20242026Council-managerYes
41Long Beach, California466,742Rex Richardson20222026Council-managerYes
42Virginia Beach, Virginia459,470Bob Dyer20182028Council-managerNo
43Miami, Florida442,241Eileen Higgins20252029HybridNo
44Oakland, California440,646Barbara Lee20252027HybridYes
45Minneapolis, Minnesota429,954Jacob Frey20222030Strong mayorNo
46Tulsa, Oklahoma413,066Monroe Nichols20242028Strong mayorNo
47Bakersfield, California403,455Karen Goh20172029Council-managerNo
48Wichita, Kansas397,532Lily Wu20242028Council-managerNo
49Arlington, Texas394,266Jim Ross20212026Council-managerYes
50Aurora, Colorado386,261Mike Coffman20192027Council-managerNo
51Tampa, Florida384,959Jane Castor20192027Strong mayorNo
52New Orleans, Louisiana383,997Helena Moreno20262030Strong mayorNo
53Cleveland, Ohio372,624Justin Bibb20222030Strong mayorNo
54Honolulu, Hawaii350,964Rick Blangiardi20212028Strong mayorNo
55Anaheim, California346,824Ashleigh Aitken20222026Council-managerYes
56Lexington, Kentucky322,570Linda Gorton20192027Strong mayorYes
57Stockton, California320,804Christina Fugazi20252029Council-managerNo
58Corpus Christi, Texas317,863Paulette Guajardo (Nonpartisan)20252027Council-managerYes
59Henderson, Nevada317,610Michelle Romero20232027Council-managerYes
60Riverside, California314,998Patricia Lock Dawson (Nonpartisan)20202028Council-managerNo
61Newark, New Jersey311,549Ras J. Baraka20142026Strong mayorYes
62St. Paul, Minnesota311,527Kaohly Her20262030Strong mayorNo
63Santa Ana, California310,227Valerie Amezcua20222026Council-managerYes
64Cincinnati, Ohio309,317Aftab Pureval20222030HybridNo
65Irvine, California307,670Larry Agran20242026Council-managerYes
66Orlando, Florida307,573Buddy Dyer20032028Strong mayorNo
67Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania302,971Corey O'Connor20262030Strong mayorNo
68St. Louis, Missouri301,578Cara Spencer20252029Strong mayorNo
69Greensboro, North Carolina299,035Marikay Abuzuaiter20252029Council-managerNo
70Jersey City, New Jersey292,449James Solomon20262029Strong mayorNo
71Anchorage, Alaska291,247Suzanne LaFrance (Nonpartisan)20242027HybridNo
72Lincoln, Nebraska291,082Leirion Gaylor Baird20192027Strong mayorNo
73Plano, Texas285,494John Muns20212029Council-managerNo
74Durham, North Carolina283,506Leonardo Williams20232027Council-managerNo
75Buffalo, New York278,349Sean Ryan20262030Strong mayorNo
76Chandler, Arizona275,987Kevin Hartke20192027Council-managerYes
77Chula Vista, California275,487John McCann20222026Council-managerYes
78Toledo, Ohio270,871Wade Kapszukiewicz20222026Strong mayorNo
79Madison, Wisconsin269,840Satya Rhodes-Conway20192027Strong mayorNo
80Gilbert, Arizona267,918Scott Anderson20252029HybridNo
81Reno, Nevada264,165Hillary Schieve (Nonpartisan)20142026Council-managerYes
82Fort Wayne, Indiana263,886Sharon Tucker20242027Strong mayorNo
83North Las Vegas, Nevada262,527Pamela Goynes-Brown20222026Council-managerYes
84St. Petersburg, Florida258,308Kenneth Welch20222027Strong mayorYes
85Lubbock, Texas257,141Mark McBrayer20242026Council-managerYes
86Irving, Texas256,684Rick Stopfer20172026Council-managerYes
87Laredo, Texas255,205Victor Treviño (Unknown)20222026Council-managerYes
88Winston-Salem, North Carolina249,545Allen Joines20012028Council-managerNo
89Chesapeake, Virginia249,422Richard West20082028Council-managerNo
90Glendale, Arizona248,325Jerry Weiers20132028Council-managerNo
91Garland, Texas246,018Dylan Hedrick (Nonpartisan)20252027Council-managerNo
92Scottsdale, Arizona241,361Lisa Borowsky20252029Council-managerNo
93Norfolk, Virginia238,005Kenneth Alexander20162029Council-managerNo
94Boise, Idaho235,684Lauren McLean20202028Strong mayorNo
95Fremont, California230,504Raj Salwan20242028Council-managerNo
96Spokane, Washington228,989Lisa Brown20242028Strong mayorNo
97Santa Clarita, California228,673Laurene Weste[3]20252026Council-managerNo
98Baton Rouge, Louisiana227,470Emile "Sid" Edwards20252028Strong mayorNo
99Richmond, Virginia226,610Danny Avula20252029Strong mayorNo
100Hialeah, Florida223,109Bryan Calvo20262030Strong mayorNo 

Mayoral elections in 2026

See also: United States mayoral elections, 2026


Mayoral partisanship

See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2024)

As of April 2026, the mayors of 67 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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Explore Census Data," accessed February 10, 2022
  2. ↑ In cities where mayoral elections are nonpartisan, Ballotpedia uses one or more of the following sources to identify each officeholder's partisan affiliation: (1) direct communication from the officeholder, (2) previous candidacy for partisan office, or (3) identification of partisan affiliation by multiple media outlets.
  3. ↑ The mayor of Santa Clarita, California, is selected by the members of the Santa Clarita City Council each December.
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