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, ordered by their populations as of July 1, 2022, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.[1][2] These 50 cities have a combined population of 49.6 million, or 15% of the national population.
Honolulu, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Louisville, and Nashville have consolidated city-county governments where the mayor is elected by residents of the entire county, not just that of the main city; in these cases the population and respective rank are for the county.
In some states, mayors are officially elected on a nonpartisan 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 36 Democrats, 10 Republicans, and 4 Independents (two elected with state Democratic support).
List of mayors
Name | Photo | Party | City | State | Population (2022 estimate)[1][2] | Rank | Term start | Form of government | List |
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Eric Adams | Democratic | New York City | New York | 8,335,897 | 1 | January 1, 2022 | Mayor–council | List | |
Karen Bass | Democratic | Los Angeles | California | 3,822,238 | 2 | December 11, 2022 | Mayor–council | List | |
Brandon Johnson | Democratic | Chicago | Illinois | 2,665,039 | 3 | May 15, 2023 | Mayor–council | List | |
John Whitmire | Democratic | Houston | Texas | 2,302,878 | 4 | January 1, 2024 | Mayor–council | List | |
Kate Gallego | Democratic | Phoenix | Arizona | 1,644,409 | 5 | March 21, 2019 | Council–manager | List | |
Cherelle Parker | Democratic | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 1,567,258 | 6 | January 2, 2024 | Mayor–council | List | |
Ron Nirenberg | Independent | San Antonio | Texas | 1,472,909 | 7 | June 21, 2017 | Council–manager | List | |
Democratic | San Diego | California | 1,381,162 | 8 | December 10, 2020 | Mayor–council | List | ||
Eric Johnson | Republican | Dallas | Texas | 1,299,544 | 9 | June 17, 2019 | Council–manager | List | |
Donna Deegan | Democratic | Jacksonville | Florida | 1,016,536 | 10 | July 1, 2023 | Mayor–council | List | |
Rick Blangiardi | Independent | Honolulu | Hawaii | 995,638 | 11 | January 2, 2021 | Mayor–council | List | |
Kirk Watson | Democratic | Austin | Texas | 974,447 | 12 | January 6, 2023 | Council–manager | List | |
Matt Mahan | Democratic | San Jose | California | 971,233 | 13 | January 1, 2023 | Council–manager | List | |
Joe Hogsett | Democratic | Indianapolis | Indiana | 969,466 | 14 | January 1, 2016 | Mayor–council | List | |
Mattie Parker | Republican | Fort Worth | Texas | 956,709 | 15 | June 15, 2021 | Council–manager | List | |
Andrew Ginther | Democratic | Columbus | Ohio | 907,971 | 16 | January 1, 2016 | Mayor–council | List | |
Vi Lyles | Democratic | Charlotte | North Carolina | 897,720 | 17 | December 4, 2017 | Council–manager | List | |
London Breed | Democratic | San Francisco | California | 808,437 | 18 | July 11, 2018 | Mayor–council | List | |
Craig Greenberg | Democratic | Louisville | Kentucky | 773,399 | 19 | January 2, 2023 | Mayor–council | List | |
Bruce Harrell | Democratic | Seattle | Washington | 749,256 | 20 | January 1, 2022 | Mayor–council | List | |
Mike Johnston | Democratic | Denver | Colorado | 713,252 | 21 | July 17, 2023 | Mayor–council | List | |
Freddie O'Connell | Democratic | Nashville | Tennessee | 708,144 | 22 | September 25, 2023 | Mayor–council | List | |
David Holt | Republican | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 694,800 | 23 | April 10, 2018 | Council–manager | List | |
Oscar Leeser | Democratic | El Paso | Texas | 677,456 | 24 | January 5, 2021 | Council–manager | List | |
Muriel Bowser | Democratic | Washington | District of Columbia | 671,803 | 25 | January 2, 2015 | Mayor–council | List | |
Carolyn Goodman | Independent | Las Vegas | Nevada | 656,274 | 26 | July 6, 2011 | Council–manager | List | |
Michelle Wu | Democratic | Boston | Massachusetts | 650,706 | 27 | November 16, 2021 | Mayor–council | List | |
Ted Wheeler | Democratic | Portland | Oregon | 635,067 | 28 | January 1, 2017 | Commission | List | |
Paul Young | Democratic | Memphis | Tennessee | 621,056 | 29 | January 1, 2024 | Mayor–council | List | |
Mike Duggan | Democratic | Detroit | Michigan | 620,376 | 30 | January 1, 2014 | Mayor–council | List | |
Brandon Scott | Democratic | Baltimore | Maryland | 569,931 | 31 | December 8, 2020 | Mayor–council | List | |
Cavalier Johnson | Democratic | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 563,305 | 32 | December 22, 2021 | Mayor–council | List | |
Tim Keller | Democratic | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 561,008 | 33 | December 1, 2017 | Council–manager | List | |
Regina Romero | Democratic | Tucson | Arizona | 546,574 | 34 | December 2, 2019 | Council–manager | List | |
Jerry Dyer | Republican | Fresno | California | 545,567 | 35 | January 4, 2021 | Mayor–council | List | |
Darrell Steinberg | Democratic | Sacramento | California | 528,001 | 36 | December 13, 2016 | Council–manager | List | |
John Giles | Republican | Mesa | Arizona | 512,498 | 37 | September 18, 2014 | Council–manager | List | |
Quinton Lucas | Democratic | Kansas City | Missouri | 509,297 | 38 | August 1, 2019 | Council–manager | List | |
Andre Dickens | Democratic | Atlanta | Georgia | 499,127 | 39 | January 3, 2022 | Mayor–council | List | |
Yemi Mobolade | Independent | Colorado Springs | Colorado | 486,248 | 40 | June 6, 2023 | Mayor–council | ||
Jean Stothert | Republican | Omaha | Nebraska | 485,153 | 41 | June 10, 2013 | Mayor–council | List | |
Mary-Ann Baldwin | Democratic | Raleigh | North Carolina | 476,587 | 42 | December 2, 2019 | Council–manager | List | |
Bobby Dyer | Republican | Virginia Beach | Virginia | 455,618 | 43 | November 20, 2018 | Council–manager | List | |
Rex Richardson | Democratic | Long Beach | California | 451,307 | 44 | December 20, 2022 | Council–manager | List | |
Francis Suarez | Republican | Miami | Florida | 449,514 | 45 | November 15, 2017 | Mayor–council | List | |
Sheng Thao | Democratic | Oakland | California | 430,553 | 46 | January 9, 2023 | Mayor–council | List | |
Jacob Frey | Democratic | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 425,096 | 47 | January 2, 2018 | Mayor–council | List | |
G. T. Bynum | Republican | Tulsa | Oklahoma | 411,867 | 48 | December 5, 2016 | Mayor–council | List | |
Karen Goh | Republican | Bakersfield | California | 410,647 | 49 | January 3, 2017 | Council–manager | List | |
Jane Castor | Democratic | Tampa | Florida | 398,173 | 50 | May 1, 2019 | Mayor–council | List |
See also
- List of longest-serving mayors in the United States
- List of United States cities by population
- Mayoralty in the United States
- United States Conference of Mayors
References
- ^ a b "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Population estimates for consolidated city-county mayoral entities
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- Eric Adams (D)
New York City, NY - Karen Bass (D)
Los Angeles, CA - Brandon Johnson (D)
Chicago, IL - John Whitmire (D)
Houston, TX - Kate Gallego (D)
Phoenix, AZ - Cherelle Parker (D)
Philadelphia, PA - Ron Nirenberg (I)
San Antonio, TX - Todd Gloria (D)
San Diego, CA - Eric Johnson (R)
Dallas, TX - Donna Deegan (D)
Jacksonville, FL* - Rick Blangiardi (I)
Honolulu, HI* - Kirk Watson (D)
Austin, TX - Matt Mahan (D)
San Jose, CA - Joe Hogsett (D)
Indianapolis, IN* - Mattie Parker (R)
Fort Worth, TX - Andrew Ginther (D)
Columbus, OH - Vi Lyles (D)
Charlotte, NC - London Breed (D)
San Francisco, CA - Craig Greenberg (D)
Louisville, KY* - Bruce Harrell (D)
Seattle, WA - Mike Johnston (D)
Denver, CO - Freddie O'Connell (D)
Nashville, TN* - David Holt (R)
Oklahoma City, OK - Oscar Leeser (D)
El Paso, TX - Muriel Bowser (D)
Washington, DC - Carolyn Goodman (I)
Las Vegas, NV - Michelle Wu (D)
Boston, MA - Ted Wheeler (D)
Portland, OR - Paul Young (D)
Memphis, TN - Mike Duggan (D)
Detroit, MI - Brandon Scott (D)
Baltimore, MD - Cavalier Johnson (D)
Milwaukee, WI - Tim Keller (D)
Albuquerque, NM - Regina Romero (D)
Tucson, AZ - Jerry Dyer (R)
Fresno, CA - Darrell Steinberg (D)
Sacramento, CA - John Giles (R)
Mesa, AZ - Quinton Lucas (D)
Kansas City, MO - Andre Dickens (D)
Atlanta, GA - Yemi Mobolade (I)
Colorado Springs, CO - Jean Stothert (R)
Omaha, NE - Mary-Ann Baldwin (D)
Raleigh, NC - Bobby Dyer (R)
Virginia Beach, VA - Rex Richardson (D)
Long Beach, CA - Francis Suarez (R)
Miami, FL - Sheng Thao (D)
Oakland, CA - Jacob Frey (D)
Minneapolis, MN - G. T. Bynum (R)
Tulsa, OK - Karen Goh (R)
Bakersfield, CA - Jane Castor (D)
Tampa, FL