Santa Fe, New Mexico
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of Santa Fe
Alan Webber | |
| Last mayoral election: | November 2, 2021 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2025 |
| Last city council election: | November 7, 2023 |
| Next city council election: | 2025 |
| City council seats: | 9[1] |
| City website | |
| Composition data (2019) | |
| Population: | 83,922 |
| Race: | White 88.0% African American 1.2% Asian 1.1% Native American 1.8% Pacific Islander 0.2% Two or more 2.9% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic 55.2% |
| Median household income: | $57,972 |
| High school graduation rate: | 88.9% |
| College graduation rate: | 41.7% |
| Related Santa Fe offices | |
| New Mexico Congressional Delegation New Mexico State Legislature New Mexico state executive offices | |
Santa Fe is a city in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The city's population was 87,505 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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- Mayor
- City council
- Other elected officials
- Elections
- Census information
- Budget
- Contact information
- Ballot measures
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Santa Fe utilizes a council-manager system. 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 administrative officer called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2][3]
Mayor
The mayor appoints the city manager, with approval from the city council. He or she has a vote on the city council and represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.[3]
The current Mayor of Santa Fe is Alan Webber (nonpartisan). Webber assumed office in 2018.
City manager
The city manager is the city's chief administrative officer. He or she is responsible for overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, including by hiring city employees and implementing the city's operating budget.[2][3]
City council
The Santa Fe City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for adopting the city budget, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.[3]
Eight members of the city council are elected by district, while the mayor is elected at large.[4]
Other elected officials
Although there may be other elected officials in Santa Fe, Ballotpedia currently only covers the district attorney.
Mayoral partisanship
Santa Fe has a Democratic mayor. As of November 2024, the mayors of 37 state capitals are affiliated with the Democratic Party, six are Republicans, one is independent, and two are nonpartisan. The partisan affiliation of four state capital mayors is unknown. While most mayoral elections in state capital cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party.
Elections
2024
The city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, held general elections for district attorney on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 4, 2024. The filing deadline for the primary was March 12, 2024, and the filing deadline for the general election was June 27, 2024.
2023
The city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, held general elections for city council on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for publicly funded candidates in this election was July 24, 2023. The filing deadline for privately funded candidates in this election was August 29, 2023.
2021
The city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 2, 2021. The filing deadline for publicly funded candidates in this election was July 19, 2021. The filing deadline for privately funded candidates in this election was August 24, 2021.
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for Santa Fe | |
|---|---|
| Santa Fe | |
| Population | 87,505 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 52 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 68.2% |
| Black/African American | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1.7% |
| Native American | 1.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Two or more | 16.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 53.1% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 90.5% |
| College graduation rate | 44% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $67,663 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.3% |
| 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 2017-2022). | |
| **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. | |
Budget
The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from July 1 to June 30 of the next year.[5] The city manager is responsible for preparing a proposed annual budget. The city council, including the mayor, adopt the budget by resolution.[6]
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.[7][8][9]
| City of Santa Fe historical revenue and expenditures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year | Budget type | Total revenue | Total expenditure |
| 2024-2025 | Adopted | $448,419,517 | $440,065,573 |
| 2023-2024 | Adopted | $416,810,387 | $418,844,667 |
| 2022-2023 | Actual | $408,359,928 | $347,285,844 |
| 2021-2022 | Actual | $377,845,474 | $330,811,472 |
| 2020-2021 | Actual | $333,983,382 | $291,507,189 |
| 2019-2020 | Actual | $358,703,559 | $329,234,566 |
| 2018-2019 | Actual | $361,257,123 | $357,516,141 |
| 2017-2018 | Actual | $351,089,928 | $334,376,415 |
Contact information
Mayor's office
200 Lincoln Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87501-0909
Phone: 505-955-6590
City Clerk's office
200 Lincoln Ave., Room 215
PO Box 909
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0909
Phone: 505-955-6521
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
The city of Santa Fe is in Santa Fe County. A list of ballot measures in Santa Fe County is available here. To view a list of statewide measures in New Mexico, click here.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The mayor is included in this number as one of the city council members.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 City of Santa Fe, "City Manager," accessed September 2, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 City of Santa Fe, "Santa Fe Municipal Charter," accessed September 2, 2021
- ↑ City of Santa Fe, "Elected Officials," accessed October 7, 2021
- ↑ Municode, "City of Santa Fe Code of Ordinances 11-1," accessed September 30, 2021
- ↑ Municode, "City of Santa Fe Code of Ordinances 11-2," accessed October 1, 2021
- ↑ City of Santa Fe, "FY 2022-2023 Budget Book," accessed October 20, 2022
- ↑ City of Santa Fe, "FY24 Proposed Budget," accessed August 25, 2023
- ↑ City of Santa Fe, "FY 2024-2025 Adopted Budget," accessed August 25, 2023
