Salt Lake City, Utah
| Salt Lake City, Utah | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of Salt Lake City Erin Mendenhall | |
| Last mayoral election: | 2023 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2027 |
| Last city council election: | 2025 |
| Next city council election: | 2027 |
| City council seats: | 7 |
| City website | |
| Composition data | |
| Population: | 199,723 |
| Race: | White 68.4% African American 2.9% Asian 5.5% Native American 1.4% Pacific Islander 2.1% Multiple 9.9% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic or Latino origin 20.8% |
| Median household income: | $74,925 |
| High school graduation rate: | 91.6% |
| College graduation rate: | 50.9% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau,2020 census and2023 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%. | |
| Related Salt Lake City offices | |
| Utah Congressional Delegation Utah State Legislature Utah state executive offices | |
Salt Lake City is a city inSalt Lake County, Utah. The city's population was 199,723 as of 2020, according to theUnited States Census Bureau.
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- Ballot measures
City government
- See also:Mayor-council government
Salt Lake City 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 while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive officer.[1][2][3]
Mayor
The mayor serves as the city's chief executive and is responsible for proposing a budget, signing legislation into law, appointing departmental directors and overseeing the city's day-to-day operations. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.[2]
The current Mayor of Salt Lake City isErin Mendenhall (nonpartisan). Mendenhall assumed office in 2020.
City council
The Salt Lake City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for approving and adopting the city budget, making city policy, and voting on ordinances and resolutions.[3][4]
The city council consists of seven members. All members are elected by district.[3][4]
Other elected officials
Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mayoral partisanship
- See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2026)
Salt Lake City 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
The city ofSalt Lake City, Utah, held general elections for city council on November 4, 2025. The regular filing deadline for this election was August 19, 2025, and the write-in candidate filing deadline was September 2, 2025.
2023
The city ofSalt Lake City, Utah, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 21, 2023. The regular filing deadline for this election was August 15, 2023, and the write-in candidate filing deadline was September 18, 2023.
A special election was held for a two-year term for the District 7 seat on the city council. The special election used the same dates and deadlines as the regular election.
2021
The city ofSalt Lake City, Utah, held general elections for city council on November 2, 2021. The District 1, 3, 5, and 7 seats were up for regular election to four-year terms, and the District 2 seat was up for special election to a two-year term. The filing deadline for this election was August 17, 2021.[5][6]
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for Salt Lake City | |
|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | |
| Population | 199,723 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 110 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 70.5% |
| Black/African American | 2.7% |
| Asian | 5.4% |
| Native American | 1.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| Other (single race) | 9.2% |
| Multiple | 9.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 20.8% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 91.6% |
| College graduation rate | 50.9% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $74,925 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.4% |
| 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 by fiscal years running from July 1 through June 30. The responsibility for drafting a budget falls to the city mayor, who then submits the budget to the city council. The council must then approve or amend the budget. The council also holds hearings to allow for public input in the budget process.[2][3][7][8]
Fiscally standardized cities data
The fiscally standardized cities (FiSC) data below was compiled by theLincoln Institute of Land Policy to make municipal budgets comparable across cities in the United States.[9]
| “ | 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.[10] | ” |
| —Lincoln Institute of Land Policy[11] | ||
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.[9]
Contact information
Mayor's office
451 South State Street, Room 306
P.O. Box 145474
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5474
Phone: 801-535-7704
City Recorder's office
451 South State Street, Room 415
PO Box 145515
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-5515
Phone: 801-535-7671
Clickhere for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
The city of Salt Lake City is inSalt Lake County. A list of ballot measures in Salt Lake County is availablehere.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑American Legal Publishing, "CHAPTER 2.02 GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION," accessed October 12, 2021
- ↑2.02.12.2American Legal Publishing, "Salt Lake City Municipal Code: CHAPTER 2.04 OFFICE OF THE MAYOR," accessed August 28, 2023
- ↑3.03.13.23.3American Legal Publishing, "Salt Lake City Municipal Code: CHAPTER 2.06 CITY COUNCIL," accessed August 28, 2023
- ↑4.04.1Salt Lake City, "Salt Lake City Council: About Us," accessed October 12, 2021
- ↑KSL.com, "Salt Lake City is moving to ranked-choice voting this fall," April 21, 2021
- ↑Salt Lake County Clerk, "Current Candidates," accessed August 17, 2021
- ↑Salt Lake City, "Budget," accessed August 28, 2023
- ↑Salt Lake City, "Mayor's Recommended Budget Fiscal Year 2023-24," accessed August 28, 2023
- ↑9.09.1Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities database," accessed August 28, 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 28, 2023
