Government and politics in Venezia (Veneto, Italy): official figures

48.9% of voters in Venice cast a ballot in the 2024 European election (below the national figure of 49.8%), 46th lowest turnout among provinces.

How many women are in local government in Venice?

Women made up 36.1% of municipal councillors, mayors and executive members in Venice in 2024, above the national figure of 34.1%.

Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy

Who is the mayor of the metropolitan city of Venice?

The metropolitan mayor of the metropolitan city of Venice is Luigi Brugnaro, who is by law the mayor of the capital city; the Ministry of the Interior records the election on 9 August 2015.

Source: Ministero dell'Interno, Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali · saved copy

How many councillors does the province of Venice have?

The metropolitan council of Venice has 14 sitting councillors besides the mayor, of whom 5 are women (36%); their average age is 52.

Source: Ministero dell'Interno, Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali · saved copy

More figures

Turnout in Venice at the most recent regional council election covered by Istat (2020) was 62.5%, up from 58.0% at the previous one in 2015. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
Regional election turnout in Venice has moved from 72.8% in 2005 to 62.5% in 2020, according to Istat's territorial well-being series. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
21.2% of municipal administrators in Venice were under 40 in 2024 (below the national figure of 25.5%). Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
Luigi Brugnaro was born in Mirano (VE) on 13 September 1961 and was 64 when the Ministry of the Interior register was updated on 24/08/2026; the register lists their highest qualification as a master's-level university degree. Source: Ministero dell'Interno, Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali · saved copy
The current metropolitan council of Venice was elected on 28 November 2021 by the mayors and municipal councillors of its comuni (an indirect, second-level election). Source: Ministero dell'Interno, Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali · saved copy

How Venezia compares with other provinces in Italy

Turnout at the 2024 European Parliament election (%) (2024)

Venezia ranks 62 of 107, highest first.

Rank	Area	Turnout at the 2024 European Parliament election (%)
59	Bolzano-Bozen	49.6%
60	Teramo	49.5%
61	Genova	49.3%
62	Venezia	48.9%
63	Fermo	48.7%
64	Lucca	48.2%
65	Caltanissetta	48.1%

Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy

Women among municipal administrators (%) (2024)

Venezia ranks 44 of 107, highest first.

Rank	Area	Women among municipal administrators (%)
41	Monza e della Brianza	36.3%
42	Nuoro	36.1%
43	Rimini	36.1%
44	Venezia	36.1%
45	Roma	35.7%
46	Torino	35.7%
47	Bergamo	35.6%

Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy

Municipal administrators under 40 (%) (2024)

Venezia ranks 93 of 107, highest first.

Rank	Area	Municipal administrators under 40 (%)
90	Massa-Carrara	21.8%
91	Verbano-Cusio-Ossola	21.6%
92	Biella	21.2%
93	Venezia	21.2%
94	Ancona	21.1%
95	Taranto	20.8%
96	Pordenone	20.7%

Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy

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Sources

Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica): BES dei territori, edizione 2025: well-being indicators for the 107 provinces and metropolitan cities (Indicatori_per_provincia_sesso_ed.2025.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 90f90043ad3d…)
Ministero dell'Interno, Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali: Amministratori metropolitani in carica, elenco completo Italia (aggiornato al 24/08/2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d0b2ffbb528a…)

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