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    Mayoral election in Austin, Texas (2022)

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    2022 Austin elections
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    Election dates
    Filing deadline: August 22, 2022
    General election: November 8, 2022
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    Offices up: Mayor
    Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections)
    Election type: Nonpartisan
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    The city of Austin, Texas, is holding a general election for mayor on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election is August 22, 2022.

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    Mayoral partisanship[edit]

    Austin has a Democratic mayor. As of June 2022, 62 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 25 are affiliated with the Republican Party, four are independents, seven 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.

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    About the city[edit]

    See also: Austin, Texas

    Austin is the state capital of Texas. It is located in Travis County. As of 2015, its population was 887,061.[1]

    City government[edit]

    See also: Council-manager government

    Since 1924, the city of Austin has utilized a council-manager system.[2] 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.[3][4]

    Demographics[edit]

    The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

    Demographic data for Austin, Texas (2015)
     AustinTexas
    Total population:887,06127,429,639
    Land area (square miles):298261,232
    Race and ethnicity[5]
    White:75.1%74.9%
    Black/African American:7.7%11.9%
    Asian:6.8%4.2%
    Native American:0.5%0.5%
    Pacific Islander:0.1%0.1%
    Two or more:3.2%2.5%
    Hispanic/Latino:34.5%38.4%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:87.5%81.9%
    College graduation rate:46.9%27.6%
    Income
    Median household income:$57,689$53,207
    Persons below poverty level:18%19.9%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

    See also[edit]

    Austin, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates," accessed December 15, 2017
    2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named gov
    3. ↑ Office of the City Manager, "About," accessed August 19, 2014
    4. ↑ Austin City Charter V 1-3, accessed August 26, 2014
    5. ↑ 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.
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