Phoenix, Arizona
| Phoenix, Arizona | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of Phoenix
Kate Gallego | |
| Last mayoral election: | 2020 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2024 |
| Last city council election: | 2022 |
| Next city council election: | 2024 |
| City council seats: | 9[1] |
| City website | |
| Composition data (2019) | |
| Population: | 1,633,017 |
| Race: | White 72.9% African American 7.1% Asian 3.8% Native American 2.1% Pacific Islander 0.2% Two or more 3.9% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic 42.6% |
| Median household income: | $57,459 |
| High school graduation rate: | 81.9% |
| College graduation rate: | 28.6% |
| Related Phoenix offices | |
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Phoenix is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona. The city's population was 1,608,139 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Phoenix uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council including the mayor, serves as the city's primary legislative body and 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 the chief executive officer of the city and an ex officio member of the city council. They preside over council meetings and official city ceremonies. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.[3]
The current Mayor of Phoenix is Kate Gallego. Gallego assumed office in 2019.
City manager
The city manager is the city's chief administrative officer. The responsibilities of the city manager include overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, planning and implementing the city's operating budget, and appointing departmental directors and other senior-level positions.[2]
City council
The Phoenix City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for adopting the city budget, approving mayoral appointees, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies and ordinances.[2]
The Phoenix City Council is made up of nine members, including the mayor. While the mayor is elected at large, the other eight members are elected by the city's eight districts.[4]
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 Phoenix, Arizona.
Mayoral partisanship
Phoenix has a Democratic mayor. As of June 2024, 63 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 26 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, four are independents, four identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. While most mayoral elections in the 100 largest cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
Elections
2024
The city of Phoenix, Arizona, is holding general elections for mayor, city council, and a special election for city council on November 5, 2024. A runoff election is scheduled for March 11, 2025. The filing deadline for the regular election is July 8, 2024. The filing deadline for the special election was April 8, 2024.
2022
The city of Phoenix, Arizona, held general elections for city council on November 8, 2022. A runoff election was scheduled for March 14, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was July 11, 2022.
2020
The city of Phoenix, Arizona, held general elections for mayor and city council districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 on November 3, 2020. A runoff election was scheduled for March 9, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was July 6, 2020.
2019
The city of Phoenix, Arizona, held a special election for two city council seats on March 12, 2019, with a runoff election held on May 21, 2019. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was December 12, 2018.[5]
Phoenix voters also defeated two citizen initiatives on a special election ballot on August 27, 2019. Proposition 105 concerned reallocation of light rail project funding to roads. Proposition 106 concerned budget growth limits and pension liabilities.
2018
The city of Phoenix, Arizona, held a special election for mayor on November 6, 2018. A runoff election, if necessary, took place on March 12, 2019. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 8, 2018.[6]
2017
The city of Phoenix, Arizona, held elections for city council on November 7, 2017. A primary took place on August 29, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 31, 2017. Four of eight council seats were up for election.
2015
The city of Phoenix, Arizona, held elections for mayor and city council on August 25, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 27, 2015.[7] Four of the eight city council seats were up for election.[8]
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for Phoenix | |
|---|---|
| Phoenix | |
| Population | 1,608,139 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 518 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 59.4% |
| Black/African American | 7.4% |
| Asian | 3.7% |
| Native American | 2.1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| Two or more | 16.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 42.9% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 83.9% |
| College graduation rate | 31.2% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $72,092 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.9% |
| 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 2017-2022). | |
| **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 on a fiscal year cycle from July 1 to June 30 of the next year. The city manager is responsible for estimating the anticipated revenue and expenditures and the city for the upcoming fiscal year. The city council is responsible for drafting a budget proposal based on that information and holds public hearings for input on the proposal. The city council then adopts the final budget.[9][10]
Fiscally standardized cities data
The fiscally standardized cities (FiSC) data below was compiled by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to make municipal budgets comparable across cities in the United States.[11]
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FiSCs are constructed by adding revenues and expenditures of each central city municipal government to a portion of the revenues and expenditures of overlying governments, including counties, independent school districts, and special districts. The allocations to FiSCs are estimates of the revenues collected from and services provided to central city residents and businesses by these overlying independent governments. Thus FiSCs provides a full picture of revenues raised from city residents and businesses and spending on their behalf, whether done by the city government or a separate overlying government.[12] |
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| —Lincoln Institute of Land Policy[13] | ||
The tables below show estimated finances within city limits. As such, the revenue and expenses listed may differ from the actual city budget.
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Historical total revenue and expenditure
To see the historical total revenue or expenditures as a rounded amount in this city, hover over the bars.[11]
Phoenix, Arizona, salaries and pensions over $95,000
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Contact information
Mayor's office
Phoenix City Hall
200 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Phone: 602-262-7111
City Clerk's office
Phoenix City Hall
200 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Phone: 602-262-6811
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
- See also: Maricopa County, Arizona ballot measures
The city of Phoenix is in Maricopa County. A list of ballot measures in Maricopa 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 Phoenix, following the death of George Floyd. Events in Phoenix, Arizona, began on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at Phoenix City Hall and the state Capitol.[14] On May 31, Gov. Doug Ducey (R) issued a statewide curfew.[15] The national guard was not deployed.
2015: Study on city's nondiscrimination laws
In July 2015, the Movement Advancement Project described Phoenix, Arizona, as a city or county that prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of 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.
Public pensions
- See also: Arizona public pensions
2013
With approximately 80 percent support, Phoenix voters overwhelmingly supported two pension reform measures expected to save the city nearly $600 million over the next 25 years. The savings come from increasing both the age of retirement for new city employees and the amount new employees contribute into the pension system.[17]
See also
External links
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- Official city website
- City of Phoenix Mayor & Council
- City of Phoenix Budget & Research Department
- Phoenix City Charter and municipal codes
Footnotes
- ↑ The mayor is included in this number as one of the city council members.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Phoenix City Charter, "CHAPTER III. GOVERNMENT," accessed September 14, 2021
- ↑ Phoenix City Charter, "CHAPTER V. THE MAYOR," accessed September 14, 2021
- ↑ City of Phoenix, "Mayor & Council," accessed September 14, 2021
- ↑ City of Phoenix, "March 2019 Special Election," accessed August 22, 2018
- ↑ City of Phoenix, "Important Dates Special Election November 6, 2018," accessed May 28, 2018
- ↑ City of Phoenix, "Important Dates Flyer," accessed February 13, 2015
- ↑ City of Phoenix, "Elections Information," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Phoenix City Code, "Division 3. Budget," accessed August 23, 2023
- ↑ City of Phoenix, "Budget & Research Department: Budget timeline," accessed August 23, 2023
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities database," accessed August 23, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities," accessed August 23, 2023
- ↑ AZ Central, "Hundreds protest in downtown Phoenix over George Floyd's death; pepper spray used on protesters," May 29, 2020
- ↑ Office of the Governor Doug Ducey, "Emergency Declaration, Curfew In Place," May 31, 2020
- ↑ Movement Advancement Project, "Local Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinances," accessed July 7, 2015
- ↑ KJZZ, "Phoenix pension reform sails through," March 12, 2013
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