July 20, 2026Methodology v2.2 · Data: BLS, 20102025
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Phoenix

Mayor Kate Gallego · Democratic · in office since March 21, 2019

Kate Gallego
Mayor of Phoenix, AZ · Democratic · since March 21, 2019
City No.
#5
by population
Government formCouncil-manager
Performance scoringIn development
Population1,665,481

Phoenix uses a council-manager government, so day-to-day administration runs through an unelected city manager. The mayor's performance will be scored as shared, and labeled that way.

City outcome data (unemployment, crime, cost of living and more) is in the verification pipeline. We publish numbers only after they clear it. Methodology