The following is a list of mayors who have declared themselves to be socialists or have been a member of a socialist party in the United States.
Statistics In 1911, one author estimated that there were twenty-eight such mayors and in 1913 another author estimated thirty-four. In 1967, however, James Weinstein's table of "Cities and Towns Electing Socialist Mayors or Other Major Municipal Officers, 1911–1920" counted 74 such municipalities in 1911 and 32 in 1913, with smaller peaks in 1915 (22) and 1917 (18):
U.S. towns electing Socialist mayors or major officers, 1911–1920 Year No. Year No. Year No. Year No. Year No. 1911 74 1913 32 1915 22 1917 18 1919 5 1912 8 1914 5 1916 6 1918 2 1920 2 Total 82 Total 37 Total 28 Total 20 Total 7
In 1911, the SPA won election to about 1,141 local offices in total.
List of mayors