Editing Colorado Springs, Colorado (section)

==Government==
{{see also|List of mayors of Colorado Springs, Colorado}}
[[File:Colorado Springs, Colorado city hall.jpg|thumb|[[Colorado Springs City Hall]]]]

On November 2, 2010, Colorado Springs voters adopted a council-[[strong mayor]] form of government. The City of Colorado Springs transitioned to the new system of government in 2011. Under the council-strong mayor system of government, the mayor is the chief executive and the city council is the legislative branch. The mayor is a full-time elected position and not a member of the council. The council has nine members, six of whom represent one of six equally populated districts each. The remaining three members are elected at-large.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor-Council Form of Government |url=https://coloradosprings.gov/cat/government/city-council/city-council-information |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222101743/https://coloradosprings.gov/cat/government/city-council/city-council-information |archive-date=December 22, 2015}}</ref>

[[Colorado Springs City Hall]] was built from 1902 to 1904 on land donated by [[W. S. Stratton]].<ref>{{cite web |date=December 5, 2009 |title=1904 – Colorado Springs City Hall – Colorado Springs, CO – Dated Buildings and Cornerstones on |url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7V3Y_1904_Colorado_Springs_City_Hall_Colorado_Springs_CO |access-date=May 8, 2013 |publisher=Waymarking.com |archive-date=June 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617182113/http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7V3Y_1904_Colorado_Springs_City_Hall_Colorado_Springs_CO |url-status=live }}</ref>{{clear left}}

===City council===
The Colorado Springs City Council consists of nine elected officials, six of whom represent districts and three of whom represent the city at-large.<ref>{{cite web |title=City Council Members |url=https://coloradosprings.gov/city-council/page/2017-19-city-council-members |access-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118204303/https://coloradosprings.gov/city-council/page/2017-19-city-council-members |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* District 1 – '''Dave Donelson'''
* District 2 – '''Randy Helms''' – ''Council President''
* District 3 – '''Michelle Talarico'''
* District 4 – '''Yolanda Avila'''
* District 5 – '''Nancy Henjum'''
* District 6 – '''Mike O'Malley'''
* At-large – '''Lynette Crow-Iverson''' – ''Council President Pro Tem''
* At-large – '''David Leinweber'''
* At-large – '''Brian Risley'''

===Politics===
In 2017, Caleb Hannan wrote in ''[[Politico (magazine)|Politico]]'' that Colorado Springs was "staunchly Republican", "a right-wing counterweight to liberal [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]]", and that a study ranked it "the fourth most conservative city in America".<ref name="Hannan">{{cite web |last=Hannan, Caleb |date=June 30, 2017 |title=The Short, Unhappy Life of a Libertarian Paradise |url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/30/colorado-springs-libertarian-experiment-america-215313 |access-date=May 13, 2020 |website=[[Politico (magazine)|Politico]] |archive-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428182721/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/30/colorado-springs-libertarian-experiment-america-215313 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, Hannan wrote that downtown Colorado Springs had a different political vibe from the overall area's and that there were "superficial signs of changing demographics".<ref name="Hannan" />  Since 2020, Colorado Springs has continued to shift towards the political center. In 2022, Governor [[Jared Polis]] won the city in his [[2022 Colorado gubernatorial election|bid for reelection]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodruff |first=Chase |date=May 2, 2023 |title=How tectonic political shifts could spell an upset in Colorado Springs mayor's race |url=https://coloradonewsline.com/2023/05/02/how-tectonic-political-shifts-could-spell-an-upset-in-colorado-springs-mayors-race/ |access-date=June 22, 2023 |website=Colorado Newsline |language=en-US |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610032349/https://coloradonewsline.com/2023/05/02/how-tectonic-political-shifts-could-spell-an-upset-in-colorado-springs-mayors-race/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[2023 Colorado Springs mayoral election|2023 mayoral election]], independent candidate [[Yemi Mobolade]] handily won the race and became the first elected non-Republican mayor of the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Luning |first=Ernest |date=May 17, 2023 |title=Yemi Mobolade's victory marks seismic shift in Colorado Springs: Analysis |url=https://gazette.com/election-coverage/yemi-mobolades-victory-marks-seismic-shift-in-colorado-springs-analysis/article_d0afa790-f44a-11ed-a4f2-0bb80c573ff1.html |access-date=June 22, 2023 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en |archive-date=June 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622223822/https://gazette.com/election-coverage/yemi-mobolades-victory-marks-seismic-shift-in-colorado-springs-analysis/article_d0afa790-f44a-11ed-a4f2-0bb80c573ff1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>