List of first female-majority city councils in the United States explained

The following is a list of U.S. cities and dates in which their city councils consisted of a majority of women as elected or appointed members.

List

• Kanab, Utah (1911, 5/5)

• Newport, Rhode Island (2014, 4/7)
• Asheville, North Carolina (2017, 4/7)^[1]
• Amarillo, Texas (2017, 3/5)^[2]
• Providence, Rhode Island (2018, 8/15)^[3]
• Tulsa, Oklahoma (2018, 6/9)^[4]
• Portland, Oregon (2019, 3/5)^{[5] [6]}
• Boston, Massachusetts (2019, 8/13)^[7]
• Albuquerque, New Mexico (2019)
• St. Petersburg, Florida (2019, 6/8)^[8]
• Bangor, Maine (2019, 6/9)^[9]
• Houston, Texas (2019, 9/16)^[10]
• Kyle, Texas (1944, 5/5)^[11]
• South Bend, Indiana (2019, 5/9)^[12]
• Knoxville, Tennessee (2019, 7/9)^[13]
• San Antonio, Texas (2019, 6/11)^[14]
• Phoenix, Arizona (2021, 6/9)^[15]
• Pensacola, Florida (2020, 4/7)^[16]
• Santa Fe, New Mexico (2020, 5/8)^[17]
• Washington, D.C. (2020, 7/13)^[18]
• West Hollywood, California (2020, 3/5) ^[19]
• New York City, (New York City Council) (2022, 31/51)^[20]
• Niota, TN, (1988)^[21]
• Nashville, TN (2022-23, 20/39; 2023, 22/40)^{[22] [23]}
• Saint Paul, Minnesota (2024-, 5/5)^[24]
• Munday, Texas (2024, 5/5)

References

25.Ibarra, Ashly (2024-5-21) https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/city-of-munday-makes-history-by-electing-full-council-entirely-of-women/#:~:text=MUNDAY%2C%20Texas%20(KTAB%2FKRBC,one%20day%20run%20for%20office.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Most diverse Asheville council sworn in, Wisler re-elected vice mayor.
2. Web site: Majority rules: 3 women sworn in to Amarillo City Council for first time.
3. Web site: Women gain history-making majority on City Council.
4. Web site: When six women are sworn in as Tulsa city councilors on Monday, history will be made Local News tulsaworld.com. 2 December 2018.
5. Web site: Jo Ann Hardesty is the First Black Woman Elected to Portland City Council. 7 November 2018 .
6. News: Jo Ann Hardesty Sworn In, Portland City Commission Majority Women . 16 November 2023 . Portland, OR Patch . 2 January 2019.
7. Web site: 'Women made history tonight': For the first time, the Boston City Council will have a female and minority majority.
8. Web site: Women, and black women, make history in St. Petersburg.
9. Web site: For the first time in history, a majority of Bangor city councilors will be women. 6 November 2019.
10. Web site: Women will make up majority of diverse Houston City Council. 16 December 2019.
11. Web site: Woman mayor celebrated in national magazine.
12. Web site: South Bend council will be majority women, marking historic milestone.
13. Web site: Women rule: Knoxville elects first women-majority city council.
14. Web site: 6-to-5: Women Become Majority On San Antonio City Council TPR. 21 June 2019.
15. News: More Women Serving on City Councils Across the Country . 24 October 2024 . pew.org . 25 March 2024 . en.
16. Web site: Pensacola Council Features First-Ever Woman Majority. 24 November 2020.
17. Web site: 'Fresh energy and new eyes' at City Hall - Albuquerque Journal.
18. Web site: DC Council becomes majority-female during swearing-in ceremony. 2 January 2021.
19. Web site: In West Hollywood, two longtime council members, John Duran and John Heilman, lose bids for reelection. Los Angeles Times. 10 November 2020.
20. News: Smith . Rachel Holliday . Michel . Clifford . Welch . Will . City Council Adds Historic Number of Women to Its Ranks as Republicans Gain . January 1, 2022 . THE CITY . 3 November 2021 . en.
21. Web site: 1989-03-19 . THE GOLDEN GIRLS SEIZE CONTROL OF TENNESSEE TOWN . 2023-08-27 . Chicago Tribune.
22. Web site: Members of the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County . 2023-09-22 . Nashville.gov . en-US.
23. Web site: History made: Metro Nashville Council to be majority women for first time . 2023-09-16 . The Tennessean . en-US.
24. Web site: Longworth . Nick . 2023-11-10 . Historic, all-female St. Paul City Council elected by voters . 2023-11-12 . FOX 9 . en-US.