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Albany, New York

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Albany, New York
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General information

Mayor of Albany Dorcey Applyrs
Democratic Party
Assumed office: January 1, 2026

Last mayoral election:2025
Next mayoral election:2029
Last city council election:2025
Next city council election:2029
City council seats:16
City website
Composition data
Population:99,224
Race:White 46.8%
African American 31.3%
Asian 8.1%
Native American 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.1%
Multiple 8%
Ethnicity:Hispanic or Latino origin 11.6%
Median household income:$59,485
High school graduation rate:89.6%
College graduation rate:44.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,2020 census and2023 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%.
Related Albany offices
New York Congressional Delegation
New York State Legislature
New York state executive offices


Albany is a city inAlbany County, New York. The city's population was 99,224 as of 2020, according to theUnited States Census Bureau.

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City government

See also:Mayor-council government

The city of Albany utilizes a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]

Mayor

The mayor is the city's chief executive. The responsibilities of the mayor include proposing a budget, signing legislation into law, appointing all boards, authorities and commissions, and overseeing the city's day-to-day operations. The mayor also possesses veto powers and represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.[2]

The current Mayor of Albany isDorcey Applyrs (D). Applyrs assumed office in 2026.

City council

The Albany Common 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.[3]

The common council is made up of 16 members. While the president is elected at large, the other 15 members are elected by the city's 15 districts.[3]

Click here for a current list of common council members


Other elected officials

Click here for a current list of other city officeholders


Mayoral partisanship

See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2026)

Albany has aDemocratic mayor. As of February 2026, the mayors of 33 state capitals are affiliated with the Democratic Party, seven are Republicans, two are independents, and two are nonpartisan. The partisan affiliation of six state capital mayors is unknown. While most mayoral elections in state capital cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party.

Elections

2025

See also:Mayoral election in Albany, New York (2025) andCity elections in Albany, New York (2025)

The city ofAlbany, New York, held general elections for mayor and common council on November 4, 2025. A primary was scheduled for June 24, 2025. The filing deadline for the primary was April 3, 2025, the opportunity to ballot filing deadline was April 10, 2025, and the independent candidate filing deadline was May 27, 2025.

2024

See also:City elections in Albany, New York (2024)

The city ofAlbany, New York, held general elections for district attorney on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 25, 2024. The filing deadline for the primary was April 4, 2024, and the filing deadline for the general election was May 28, 2024.

2021

See also:Mayoral election in Albany, New York (2021) andCity elections in Albany, New York (2021)

The city ofAlbany, New York, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for June 22, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was March 25, 2021.

Census information

The table below shows demographic information about the city.

Demographic Data for Albany
Albany
Population99,224
Land area (sq mi)21
Race and ethnicity**
White53%
Black/African American26.6%
Asian7.9%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.3%
Other (single race)4.3%
Multiple8.1%
Hispanic/Latino10.7%
Education
High school graduation rate89.6%
College graduation rate44.8%
Income
Median household income$59,485
Persons below poverty level23.4%
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 2018-2023).
**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 censushere.


Budget

The city's budget process operates on a fiscal year cycle from January 1 to December 31. The mayor is responsible for presenting the budget to the common council on or before October 1. The common council holds public hearings to allow for public input in the budget process on or before October 31. The common council must approve the budget by November 30.[4][5]

Revenue and expenditure by year

The total revenue and expenditure figures were pulled from the all funds revenue and expenditures tables in the city's annual financial reports.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

City of Santa Fe historical revenue and expenditures
Fiscal yearBudget typeTotal revenueTotal expenditure
2026Proposed$228,723,909$228,723,909
2025Proposed$221,256,965$221,256,965
2024Adopted$226,010,911$226,010,911
2023Adopted$217,717,711$217,717,711
2022Adopted$190,656,275$190,656,275
2021Adopted$181,730,957$181,730,957

Contact information

Mayor's office
City Hall, Room 102
24 Eagle Street
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: 518-434-5100

City Clerk's office
City Hall, Room 202
24 Eagle Street
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: 518-434-5090

Clickhere for city council contact information.

Ballot measures

See also:Albany County, New York ballot measures

The city of Albany is inAlbany County. A list of ballot measures in Albany County is availablehere.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑New York State, "City Government," accessed December 7, 2021
  2. ↑City of Albany, "Charter: Section 301 Mayor's Powers and Duties Generally," accessed December 7, 2021
  3. ↑3.03.1City of Albany, "Charter: Section 401 Common Council; Status and Title," accessed December 7, 2021
  4. ↑City of Albany, "Audited Financial Statements and Supplementary Information - Year ended December 31, 2021," accessed August 22, 2023
  5. ↑City of Albany, "On October 1, 2021 Mayor Sheehan presented the 2022 Budget to the Albany Common Council," October 18, 2021
  6. ↑City of Albany, "2021 Adopted Budget," accessed October 29, 2024
  7. ↑City of Albany, "2022 Adopted Budget," accessed October 29, 2024
  8. ↑City of Albany, "2023 Adopted Budget," accessed October 29, 2024
  9. ↑City of Albany, "2024 Adopted Budget," accessed October 29, 2024
  10. ↑City of Albany, "2025 Proposed Budget," accessed October 29, 2024
  11. ↑City of Albany, "2026 Proposed Budget," accessed October 1, 2025
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