US FEMALE MAYORS
 Women mayors in America
By Brian Baker, City Mayors Fellow*
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May 2023: Of the 125 American cities with more than 200,000 residents, 43 (34%) are governed by women mayors. Cities with female leaders include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC and Boston. Of the 43 cities, only ten have Republican mayors. Some 29 cities are led by Democrats, while four mayors are independents.
Acquanetta Warren of Fontana (CA), who assumed office in 2010, is the longest-serving female mayor among cities with more than 200,000 people. Carolyn Goodman, Mayor of Las Vegas, followed her husband as mayor in 2011, while Nancy Vaughn became Mayor of Greensboro (NC) in 2013. Hillary Schieve, Reno (NV), joined the list one year later.
Donna Deegan, Jacksonville (FL), became America’s latest female mayor in May 2023. Re-elected in the same month was Leirion Gaylor Baird, Mayor of Lincoln (NE)
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City, State
Population
|
Mayor
|
In office since
Political party
|
Anaheim, CA
Popl:354,000 |
Ashleigh Aitken |
Since 2022
Democrat |
Bakersfield, CA
Popl: 386,000 |
Karen K. Goh |
Since 2017
Republican |
Baton Rouge, LA
Popl: 219,000 |
Sharon Weston Broome |
Since 2017
Democrat |
Boise, ID
Popl: 230,000 |
Lauren McLean |
Since 2019
Democrat |
Boston, MA
Popl: 692,000 |
Michelle Wu |
Since 2021
Democrat |
Charlotte, NC
Popl: 900,000 |
Vi Alexander Lyles |
Since 2017
Democrat |
Corpus Christie, TX
Popl:327,000 |
Paulette Guajardo |
Since 2021
Democrat |
Durham, NC
Popl: 286,000 |
Elaine O'Neal |
Since 2021
Democrat |
Fontana, CA
Popl: 216,000 |
Acquanetta Warren |
Since 2010
Republican |
Fort Worth, TX
Popl: 928,000 |
Mattie Parker |
Since 2021
Republican |
Gilbert, AZ
Popl: 258,000 |
Brigitte Peterson |
Since 2021
Independent |
Grand Rapids, MI
Popl: 200,000 |
Rosalynn Bliss |
Since 2016
Democrat |
Greensboro, NC
Popl: 298,000 |
Nancy Vaughan |
Since 2013
Democrat |
Henderson, NV
Popl:329,000 |
Michelle Romero |
Since 2023
Republican |
Irvine, CA
Popl: 284,000 |
Farrah Khan |
Since 2020
Democrat |
Islip, NY
Popl: 329,000 |
Angie Carpenter |
Since 2019
Republican |
Jacksonville, FL
Popl: 950,000 |
Donna Deegan |
Since 2023
Democrat |
Las Vegas, NV
Popl:662,000 |
Carolyn Goodman |
Since 2011
Independent |
Lexington, KY
Popl: 332,000 |
Linda Gorton |
Since 2019
Republican, , |
Lincoln, NE
Popl: 291,000 |
Leirion Gaylor Baird |
Since 2019
Democrat |
Los Angeles, CA
Popl: 3,970,000 |
Karen Bass |
Since 2022
Democrat |
Madison, WI
Popl: 263,000 |
Satya Rhodes-Conway |
Since 2019
Democrat |
Modesto, CA
Popl: 216,000 |
Sue Zwahlen |
Since 2021
Democrat |
New Orleans, LA
Popl: 389,000 |
La Toya Cantrell |
Since 2018
Democrat |
North Hempstead, NY
Popl: 230,000 |
Jennifer DeSena |
Since 2021
Republican |
North Las Vegas, NV
Popl:260,000 |
Pamela Goynes-Brown |
Since 2022
Democrat |
Oakland, CA
Popl: 425,000 |
Sheng Thao |
Since 2022
Democrat |
Omaha, NE
Popl: 478,000 |
Jean Stothert |
Since 2013
Republican |
Phoenix, AZ
Popl: 1,708,000 |
Kate Gallego |
Since 2019
Democrat |
Port St Lucie, FL
Popl: 210,000 |
Shannon Martin |
Since 2021
Republican, |
Raleigh, NC
Popl:474,000 |
Mary-Ann Baldwin |
Since 2019
Democrat |
Reno, NV
Popl:259,000 |
Hillary Schieve |
Since 2014
Independent |
Riverside, CA
Popl:331,000 |
Patricia Lock Dawson |
Since 2020
Independent |
Salt Lake City, UT
Popl: 204,000 |
Erin Mendenhall |
Since 2020
Democrat |
San Bernadino, CA
Popl: 217,000 |
Helen Tran |
Since 2022
Democrat |
San Francisco, CA
Popl: 867,000 |
London N Breed |
Since 2018
Democrat |
Santa Ana, CA
Popl: 331,000 |
Valerie Amezcua |
Since 2022
Democrat |
Spokane, WA
Popl: 222,000 |
Nadine Woodward |
Since 2019
Republican |
St. Louis, MO
Popl:298,000 |
Tishuara Jones |
Since 2021
Democrat |
Tacoma, WA
Popl:220,000 |
Victoria Woodards |
Since 2019
Democrat |
Tampa, FL
Popl:408,000 |
Jane Castor |
Since 2019
Democrat |
Tucson, AZ
Popl: 554,000 |
Regina Romero |
Since 2019
Democrat |
Washington DC
Popl: 713,000 |
Muriel Bowser |
Since 2015
Democrat |
* The research was carried out in April and May 2023
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