Civic leadership
Who leads the nine-county Bay Area
Every elected office from city council to Congress, who holds it, when the seat is next on the ballot, and the people and numbers behind each county.
Recent updates
- Ballots are in the mail and early voting has begun Counties began mailing ballots, and early voting sites and drop boxes opened. Register by October 19, or register and vote the same day through Election Day, November 3. California Secretary of State, key dates and deadlines
- Voters approve Proposition 50, redrawing California's congressional districts The new districts are used on the 2026 ballot and take effect January 3, 2027. Members of Congress serve out their current terms under the old lines. California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, November 4, 2025, special election
Nine counties, 101 cities
The chamber's region is the nine counties around the bay. Each county page lists its officeholders, its cities with their Census figures, and links to every leader's profile.
The region in numbers
7,618,903
Population
2,801,696
Households
24.7%
Hispanic or Latino
32.5%
Born outside the U.S.
17.1%
Speak Spanish at home
8.5%
Below the poverty line
51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher
5.5%
Unemployment rate
56.4%
Homes occupied by owners
- Hispanic or Latino 24.7%
- White 34.7%
- Asian 28.4%
- Black 5.4%
- Other or multiracial 6.8%
Hispanic or Latino people may be of any race; the other groups count people who are not Hispanic.
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Regional figures add up the nine county estimates.
County pages
Alameda County
- Population
- 1,649,473
- Cities
- 14
- Offices on file
- 136
- Contests Nov. 3
- 70
Contra Costa County
- Population
- 1,165,012
- Cities
- 19
- Offices on file
- 159
- Contests Nov. 3
- 55
Marin County
- Population
- 257,969
- Cities
- 11
- Offices on file
- 102
- Contests Nov. 3
- 54
Napa County
- Population
- 134,869
- Cities
- 5
- Offices on file
- 57
- Contests Nov. 3
- 23
San Francisco
- Population
- 830,235
- Cities
- 1
- Offices on file
- 51
- Contests Nov. 3
- 26
San Mateo County
- Population
- 742,340
- Cities
- 20
- Offices on file
- 162
- Contests Nov. 3
- 72
Santa Clara County
- Population
- 1,902,047
- Cities
- 15
- Offices on file
- 145
- Contests Nov. 3
- 60
Solano County
- Population
- 451,918
- Cities
- 7
- Offices on file
- 85
- Contests Nov. 3
- 39
Sonoma County
- Population
- 485,040
- Cities
- 9
- Offices on file
- 94
- Contests Nov. 3
- 43
Elections
California's general election is November 3, 2026. See every contest on your county's ballot, and who has already filed to run in 2028.
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