Augusta, Maine
| Augusta, Maine | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of Augusta
Mark O'Brien | |
| Last mayoral election: | 2024 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2027 |
| Last city council election: | 2024 |
| Next city council election: | 2025 |
| City council seats: | 8 |
| City website | |
| Composition data (2019) | |
| Population: | 18,605 |
| Race: | White 94.3% African American 0.9% Asian 1.3% Native American 0.7% Pacific Islander 0.0% Two or more 2.3% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic 1.9% |
| Median household income: | $43,796 |
| High school graduation rate: | 89.5% |
| College graduation rate: | 26.3% |
| Related Augusta offices | |
| Maine Congressional Delegation Maine State Legislature Maine state executive offices | |
Augusta is a city in Kennebec County, Maine. The city's population was 18,899 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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City government
- See also: Mayor-council government and Council-manager government
The city of Augusta utilizes a council-manager system combined with a strong mayor. 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. The mayor, however, appoints a city manager to oversee the city's day-to-day operations and execute city policies.[1]
Mayor
The mayor is responsible for public information, human services, and environmental programs. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.
The current Mayor of Augusta is Mark O'Brien (nonpartisan). O'Brien assumed office in 2022.
City council
The Augusta city council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for approving and adopting the city budget, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.[2]
The Augusta city council has 8 members.[2]
Other elected officials
Although there may be other elected officials in Augusta, Ballotpedia currently only covers the county district attorney.
Mayoral partisanship
- See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2025)
Ballotpedia has not yet identified the partisan affiliation of Augusta's mayor. As of March 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
2025
- See also: City elections in Augusta, Maine (2025)
The city of Augusta, Maine, is holding general elections for city council on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election is September 4, 2025.
2024
The city of Augusta, Maine, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was September 5, 2024.
2023
- See also: City elections in Augusta, Maine (2023)
The city of Augusta, Maine, held general elections for city council on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was September 7, 2023.
2022
- See also: City elections in Augusta, Maine (2022)
The city of Augusta, Maine, held general elections for city council and Kennebec County District Attorney on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for city council offices was September 8, 2022. The primary for the district attorney race was June 14, 2022. The filing deadline for that race was March 15, 2022.
2021
The city of Augusta, Maine, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 2, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was September 3, 2021.
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for Augusta | |
|---|---|
| Augusta | |
| Population | 18,899 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 55 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 90.8% |
| Black/African American | 1.9% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| Native American | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| Two or more | 4.5% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2.8% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 94.7% |
| College graduation rate | 28% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $48,756 |
| Persons below poverty level | 19.4% |
| 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 manager presents the city budget to the city council and mayor for approval.[3]
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 annual financial reports.[3][4][5]
| Town of Augusta historical revenue and expenditures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year | Budget type | Total revenue | Total expenditure |
| 2025 | Adopted | $86,778,454 | $86,778,454 |
| 2024 | Adopted | $80,061,189 | $80,061,189 |
| 2023 | Actual | $71,773,139 | $68,881,956 |
| 2022 | Actual | $70,476,924 | $65,477,532 |
| 2021 | Actual | $66,834,338 | $62,554,709 |
| 2020 | Actual | $63,331,484 | $61,216,137 |
| 2019 | Actual | $61,929,522 | $61,070,883 |
Augusta, Maine, salaries and pensions over $95,000
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Contact information
Mayor's office
16 Cony Street
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: 207-626-2300
City Clerk's office
16 Cony Street
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: 207-626-2310
Click here for city assembly contact information.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Augusta, "City Manager," accessed November 23, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 City of Augusta, ME / Part I: City Charter / City Charter , "Article II City Council," accessed November 23, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 City of Augusta, "Budgets & Annual Reports," accessed November 24, 2021
- ↑ City of Augusta, "FY 2024 Budget," accessed August 25, 2023
- ↑ City of Augusta, "FY 2025 Adopted Budget," accessed October 29, 2024
