Cheyenne, Wyoming
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| Cheyenne, Wyoming | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of Cheyenne
Patrick Collins | |
| Last mayoral election: | 2024 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2028 |
| Last city council election: | 2024 |
| Next city council election: | 2026 |
| City council seats: | 9 |
| City website | |
| Composition data (2019) | |
| Population: | 63,607 |
| Race: | White 89.5% African American 2.0% Asian 1.5% Native American 0.8% Pacific Islander 0.3% Two or more 3.9% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic 14.7% |
| Median household income: | $64,598 |
| High school graduation rate: | 93.5% |
| College graduation rate: | 30.4% |
| Related Cheyenne offices | |
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Cheyenne is a city in Laramie County, Wyoming. The city's population was 65,132 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Cheyenne 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 signing legislation into law, appointing departmental directors, 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.[1][2]
The current Mayor of Cheyenne is Patrick Collins (nonpartisan). Collins assumed office in 2021.
City council
The Cheyenne City 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.[1][3]
The city council is made up of nine members. Three city council members are elected from each of the city's three wards. The members serve staggered four-year terms.[3]
Other elected officials
Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Mayoral partisanship
- See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2025)
Ballotpedia has not yet identified the partisan affiliation of Cheyenne's mayor. As of February 2025, the mayors of 35 state capitals are affiliated with the Democratic Party, seven are Republicans, one is independent, and two are nonpartisan. The partisan affiliation of five 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 Cheyenne, Wyoming, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 20, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was May 31, 2024.
2022
The city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, held general elections for city council on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 16, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was May 27, 2022.
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for Cheyenne | |
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| Cheyenne | |
| Population | 65,132 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 36 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 81.3% |
| Black/African American | 2.9% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| Native American | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| Two or more | 10.1% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 16% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 95.3% |
| College graduation rate | 32.9% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $77,176 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9.3% |
| 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 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 census here. |
Budget
The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from July 1 to June 30 of the next year. The city's departments will submit budget requests by March 15 of each year to the city treasurer. The city treasurer will compile the requests and meet with the mayor to review the first draft of the budget. Prior to May 15 of each year, a proposed budget will be presented to the city council. The city council will hold a public hearing in June to allow for public input in the budget process. The city council must adopt the budget no later than 24 hours after the public hearing.[4]
Fiscally standardized cities data
The fiscally standardized cities (FiSC) data below was compiled by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to make municipal budgets comparable across cities in the United States.[5]
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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.[6] |
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| —Lincoln Institute of Land Policy[7] |
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.[5]
Contact information
Mayor's office
2101 O'Neil Ave.
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307-637-6300
City Clerk's office
2101 O’Neil Ave., Room 101
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307-637-6329
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
- See also: Laramie County, Wyoming ballot measures
The city of Cheyenne is in Laramie County. A list of ballot measures in Laramie County is available here.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 City of Cheyenne, "Mayor Patrick Collins," accessed October 21, 2021
- ↑ City of Cheyenne, "2.04.190 - Mayor's veto—When ordinance becomes law," accessed October 21, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 City of Cheyenne, "City Council," accessed October 21, 2021
- ↑ City of Cheyenne, "2023 Proposed Annual Budget," accessed August 23, 2023
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities database," accessed August 23, 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 23, 2023
