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Compared to Canada it seems kind of absurd to me how much power mayors in the US seem to have
New York City is a strange case because his constituency is larger than 38 states. Nearly as many people as all of Switzerland.
Los Angeles is huge, too but has a relatively weak mayor because of how the city council is structured.
38???
(Am American)
Not combined of course, but as of 2025 NYC has a population of about 8.6 million... so there are only 12 US states with a population greater than that.
California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, New Jersey, and Virginia (but just barely).