City elections in Dallas, Texas (2025)
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| 2025 Dallas elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 14, 2025 |
| General election: May 3, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 14 |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Dallas, Texas, held general elections for city council on May 3, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.
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About the city
- See also: Dallas, Texas
Dallas is a city in Texas and the seat of Dallas County. As of 2020, its population was 1,304,379.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Dallas uses 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.
Most cities in the United States with populations over 1 million use a strong mayor system, in which the mayor—instead of a city manager—serves as the city's chief executive. In 2005, a measure was placed on the ballot in Dallas that would have removed the office of the city manager and increased mayoral powers. Sixty-two percent of Dallas voters, however, disapproved of the proposal. As a result, the city retained its council-manager system.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Dallas, Texas | ||
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| Dallas | Texas | |
| Population | 1,304,379 | 29,145,505 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 339 | 261,267 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 57.7% | 69.2% |
| Black/African American | 24.3% | 12.1% |
| Asian | 3.6% | 4.9% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 7.6% | 6.2% |
| Multiple | 6.4% | 7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 41.5% | 39.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 79% | 84.4% |
| College graduation rate | 34.7% | 30.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $54,747 | $63,826 |
| Persons below poverty level | 18.1% | 14.2% |
| 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 2015-2020). | ||
| **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. | ||
See also
| Dallas, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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