Real GDP per person during each mayor's tenure
127 mayors, ranked by how real GDP per person changed from their first day in office, next to the state over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Mayor | City | In office | Total | vs state | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D Sam Liccardo | San Jose | 1 Jan 2015 – 1 Jan 2023 | +60.5% 2014 → 2022 | +34.2 pts state +26.3% | +6.1%/yr | |
| 2 | D Michael Hancock | Denver | 18 Jul 2011 – 17 Jul 2023 | +55.7% 2011 → 2023 | +20.6 pts state +35.1% | +3.8%/yr | |
| 3 | D Ed Lee | San Francisco | 11 Jan 2011 – 23 Jan 2018 | +52.5% 2010 → 2017 | +30.7 pts state +21.8% | +6.2%/yr | |
| 4 | D Chuck Reed | San Jose | 9 Jan 2007 – 1 Jan 2015 | +49.5% 2006 → 2014 | +41.4 pts state +8.1% | +5.2%/yr | |
| 5 | D Mark Farrell | San Francisco | 23 Jan 2018 – 8 Jan 2025 | +43.8% 2017 → 2024 | +23.5 pts state +20.3% | +5.3%/yr | |
| 6 | N Ron Jensen | Grand Prairie | 1 Jan 2013 – now | +38.1% 2012 → 2024 | +8.4 pts state +29.7% | +2.7%/yr | |
| 7 | D Ron Dellums | Oakland | 8 Jan 2007 – 9 Jan 2023 | +35.1% 2006 → 2022 | −1.4 pts state +36.5% | +1.9%/yr | |
| 8 | R John Giles | Mesa | 18 Sep 2014 – now | +34.1% 2014 → 2024 | +2.0 pts state +32.1% | +3.0%/yr | |
| 9 | R Acquanetta Warren | Fontana | 1 Jan 2010 – now | +33.8% 2009 → 2024 | −14.9 pts state +48.7% | +2.0%/yr | |
| 10 | R Jerry Weiers | Glendale | 15 Jan 2013 – now | +33.4% 2012 → 2024 | +2.0 pts state +31.4% | +2.4%/yr |
Showing 10 of 180 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); the state is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. $ per person, 2017 dollars · BEA county GDP (CAGDP1) over county population (CAINC1), the city's county (all five boroughs for New York), calendar years dated at mid-year · Bernalillo County, NM data · as of Aug 2026.