Lansing, Michigan
| Lansing, Michigan | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of Lansing
Andy Schor | |
| Last mayoral election: | 2021 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2025 |
| Last city council election: | 2023 |
| Next city council election: | 2025 |
| City council seats: | 8 |
| City website | |
| Composition data (2019) | |
| Population: | 117,159 |
| Race: | White 61.0% African American 23.3% Asian 4.4% Native American 0.7% Pacific Islander 0.0% Two or more 8.1% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic 12.4% |
| Median household income: | $41,674 |
| High school graduation rate: | 89.4% |
| College graduation rate: | 26.2% |
| Related Lansing offices | |
| Michigan Congressional Delegation Michigan State Legislature Michigan state executive offices | |
Lansing is a city in Ingham County, Michigan. The city's population was 112,644 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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- Mayor
- City council
- Other elected officials
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- Census information
- Budget
- Contact information
- Ballot measures
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Lansing 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.
Mayor
The mayor is the city's chief executive. The responsibilities of the mayor include proposing a budget, signing legislation into law, serving as conservator of the peace, 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.[1][2]
The current Mayor of Lansing is Andy Schor (nonpartisan). Schor assumed office in 2018.
City council
The Lansing 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.[3]
The city council is made up of eight members elected to four-year terms. Four members are elected from the city's four wards, while the other four members are elected at large.[4]
Other elected officials
Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Lansing, Michigan.
Mayoral partisanship
- See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2025)
Lansing has a Democratic mayor. As of January 2025, 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 Lansing, Michigan, held general elections for prosecuting attorney on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 6, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was April 23, 2024.
2023
The city of Lansing, Michigan, held general elections for city council on November 7, 2023. A primary was scheduled for August 8, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was April 25, 2023.
2022
The city of Lansing, Michigan, held a special election for City Council District 1 on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was April 19, 2022.
2021
The city of Lansing, Michigan, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for August 3, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was April 27, 2021.
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for Lansing | |
|---|---|
| Lansing | |
| Population | 112,644 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 39 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 56.1% |
| Black/African American | 23.4% |
| Asian | 5.3% |
| Native American | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| Two or more | 11.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.9% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 89.9% |
| College graduation rate | 29.6% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $52,170 |
| Persons below poverty level | 19.9% |
| 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 mayor is in charge of submitting a proposed budget to the city council by the fourth Monday in March. The city council must adopt the budget for the next fiscal year by the third Monday in May of each year.[5][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 fiscal year budgets.[6][7][8][9]
| City of Lansing historical revenue and expenditures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year | Budget type | Total revenue | Total expenditure |
| 2025 | Proposed | $165,100,000 | $165,100,000 |
| 2024 | Amended | $165,911,970 | $165,966,970 |
| 2023 | Actual | $162,547,029 | $156,337,334 |
| 2022 | Adopted | $133,116,350 | $151,291,350 |
| 2021 | Projected | $131,470,500 | $137,541,561 |
| 2020 | Actual | $135,967,542 | $135,878,024 |
Contact information
Mayor's office
124 W. Michigan Ave., 9th Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: 517-483-4141
City Clerk's office
124 W. Michigan Ave., 9th Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: 517-483-4131
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
- See also: Ingham County, Michigan ballot measures
The city of Lansing is in Ingham County. A list of ballot measures in Ingham County is available here.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Lansing, "4-101 - Powers and duties generally," accessed October 25, 2021
- ↑ City Pulse, "Does Lansing need a strong mayor or a city manager?" March 27, 2021
- ↑ City of Lansing, "3-101 - City Council.," accessed October 25, 2021
- ↑ City of Lansing, "Council Members," accessed October 25, 2021
- ↑ City of Lansing, "2019 to 2020 Fiscal Year Comprehensive Annual Financial Report," accessed October 25, 2021
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 City of Lansing, "2021 to 2022 Fiscal Year Adopted Budget," accessed October 25, 2021
- ↑ City of Lansing, "ADOPTED BUDGET CITY OF LANSING FY 2022-2023," accessed October 18, 2022
- ↑ City of Lansing, "Adopted Budget FY 2023-2024," accessed August 25, 2023
- ↑ City of Lansing, "Recommended Budget FY 2024-2025," accessed October 29, 2024
