Most Vocal Mayors on Issues Facing Cities in 2018

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1 Most Vocal Mayors on Issues Facing Cities in 2018

2 Methodology: The data included in this report analyzes mentions of key issues facing cities by mayors on social media between the 2017 and 2018 US Conference of Mayors Annual Meetings (6/26/17-6/7/18). The analysis includes mayors for cities and counties of greater than 10,000 residents a total of 3,395 mayors.

3 Insight #1: Mayor Bill de Blasio (New York, NY) is the most vocal mayor on the climate.

4 Most Vocal Mayors on Climate Number of statements: de Blasio (New York, NY) Dedina (Imperial Beach, CA) Peduto (Pittsburgh, PA) Adler (Austin, TX) Gillum (Tallahassee, FL) Jones (Boulder, CO) Walsh (Boston, MA) Garcia (Long Beach, CA) Emanuel (Chicago, IL) Throgmorton (Iowa City, IA)

5 Mentions of Climate by Mayors Over Time Number of statements per month: July 17 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 18

6 Insight #2: Mayor Bill Peduto of Pittsburgh is the most vocal mayor on smart cities. Peduto is the only mayor from the eastern part of the country to make the top 10.

7 Most Vocal Mayors on Smart Cities Number of statements: Peduto (Pittsburgh, PA) Cabaldon (West Sacramento, CA) James (Kansas City, MO) Liccardo (San Jose, CA) Buttigieg (South Bend, IN) Suthers (Colorado Springs, CO) Adler (Austin, TX) March (Henderson, NV) Cutter (San Leandro, CA) Wheeler (Portland, OR)

8 Mentions of Smart Cities by Mayors Over Time Number of statements per month: July 17 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 18

9 Insight #3: Andrew Gillum, mayor of Tallahassee, is the most vocal on the issue of guns. He has mentioned guns nearly twice as much as the second most vocal, Bill de Blasio.

10 Most Vocal Mayors on Guns Number of statements: Gillum (Tallahassee, FL) de Blasio (New York, NY) Fulop (Jersey City, NJ) Carpenter (Brockton, MA) Emanuel (Chicago, IL) James (Kansas City, MO) Durkan (Seattle, WA) Tubbs (Stockton, CA) Pugh (Baltimore, MD) Peduto (Pittsburgh, PA)

11 Mentions of Guns by Mayors Over Time Number of statements per month: July 17 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 18

12 Insight #4: While Mayor de Blasio leads the pack as the most vocal mayor on immigration, San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell sits at second most vocal despite taking office in January 2018.

13 Most Vocal Mayors on Immigration Number of statements: de Blasio (New York, NY) Farrell (San Francisco, CA) Gillum (Tallahassee, FL) Hancock (Denver, CO) Walsh (Boston, MA) Arreguin (Berkeley, CA) Peduto (Pittsburgh, PA) Durkan (Seattle, WA) Tubbs (Stockton, CA) Schaaf (Oakland, CA)

14 Mentions of Immigration by Mayors Over Time Number of statements per month: July 17 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 18

15 Insight #5: As a whole, mayors have 1,319 times since the 2017 US Conference of Mayors.

16 Most Vocal Mayors on President Trump Number of statements Waters (Seminole, FL) de Blasio (New York, NY) Rivera (Lawrence, MA) Benjamin (Columbia, SC) Kennedy (Glendale, WI) Vruwink (Wisconsin Rapids, WI) Myrick (Ithaca, NY) Sachs (Mission Viejo, CA) McKinlay (Palm Beach County, FL) Hall (Helena, AL)

17 Mentions of President Trump by Mayors Over Time Number of statements per month: July 17 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 18

18 Insight #6: Mayor Steve Williams of Huntington, WV has been the most vocal on opioids in the past year.

19 Most Vocal Mayors on Opioids Number of statements: Williams (Huntington, WV) McKinlay (Palm Beach County, FL) Whaley (Dayton, OH) de Blasio (New York, NY) Weinberger (Burlington, VT) Carpenter (Brockton, MA) Peduto (Pittsburgh, PA) Kenney (Philadelphia, PA) Rivera (Lawrence, MA) Gillum (Tallahassee, FL)

20 Mentions of Opioids by Mayors Over Time Number of statements per month: July 17 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 18

21 Insight #7: Mayors de Blasio of New York City and Gillum of Tallahassee are far and away the most vocal mayors on healthcare. Both de Blasio and Gillum discuss the issue 3x more than the third most vocal mayor.

22 Most Vocal Mayors on Health Care Number of statements: de Blasio (New York, NY) Gillum (Tallahassee, FL) Kennedy (Glendale, WI) Drew (Middletown, CT) Stanton (Phoenix, AZ) Rotering (Highland Park, IL) Whaley (Dayton, OH) Biskupski (Salt Lake City, UT) Rivera (Lawrence, MA) Maddox (Tuscaloosa, AL)

23 Mentions of Health Care by Mayors Over Time Number of statements per month: July 17 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 18

24 Insight #8: De Blasio also tops the list as most vocal on education. Overall, mentions of education have been on the rise in 2018.

25 Most Vocal Mayors on Education Number of statements: de Blasio (New York, NY) Carpenter (Brockton, MA) Gillum (Tallahassee, FL) Elorza (Providence, RI) Battle (Huntsville, AL) Greenbaum (Morris County, NJ) Tubbs (Stockton, CA) Emanuel (Chicago, IL) Brown (Buffalo, NY) Kenney (Philadelphia, PA)

26 Mentions of Education by Mayors Over Time Number of statements per month: July 17 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 18

27 Insight #9: Mentions of technology have been increasing throughout the year, with a peak of 155 mentions in April.

28 Most Vocal Mayors on Technology Number of statements: de Blasio (New York, NY) Peduto (Pittsburgh, PA) Greenbaum (Morris County, NJ) Faulconer (San Diego, CA) Hogsett (Indianapolis, IN) Turner (Houston, TX) Emanuel (Chicago, IL) Suarez (Miami, FL) Garcetti (Los Angeles, CA) Kenney (Philadelphia, PA)

29 Mentions of Technology by Mayors Over Time Number of statements per month: July 17 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 18

30 Insight #10: Mayors have been vocal on intergovernmental affairs this year with 1,154 total mentions of Congress.

31 Most Vocal Mayors on Congress Number of statements: de Blasio (New York, NY) Rivera (Lawrence, MA) Waters (Seminole, FL) Gillum (Tallahassee, FL) Turner (Houston, TX) Peduto (Pittsburgh, PA) Adler (Austin, TX) Hancock (Denver, CO) Garcia (Long Beach, CA) 18 Wheeler (Portland, OR)

32 Mentions of Congress by Mayors Over Time Number of statements per month: July 17 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 18

33 Insight #11: Six of the ten most vocal mayors on homelessness are from California. Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles is the most vocal with 192 mentions.

34 Most Vocal Mayors on Homelessness Number of statements per month: Garcetti (Los Angeles, CA) Winterer (Santa Monica, CA) Farrell (San Francisco, CA) de Blasio (New York, NY) Faulconer (San Diego, CA) Wheeler (Portland, OR) Biskupski (Salt Lake City, UT) Adler (Austin, TX) Steinberg (Sacramento, CA) Bauters (Emeryville, CA)

35 Mentions of Homelessness by Mayors Over Time Number of statements per month: July 17 Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 18

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