Carolina Mejía consolidates her position as the highest-rated mayor in Latin America
The mayor of the National District, Carolina Mejía, has reaffirmed her regional leadership by positioning herself for the second consecutive month in first place in the citizen approval ranking in Latin America. According to the August 2026 report prepared by the consulting firm CBGlobalData, the Dominican official reached a solid 57.5% approval rating, standing out as the only figure in the measurement to surpass the 55% positive rating barrier.
This performance places her 6.4 percentage points above the mayor of San Salvador, Mario Durán, who holds second place with 51.1%. Mejía’s leadership in the region coincides with a period of high visibility, marked by the recent celebration of the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo and the commemorative events for the 528th anniversary of the Dominican capital.
Management and political landscape
During her administration, the mayor has promoted significant changes in urban planning, managing to increase the coverage of city regulations from 40% to nearly 80% of the territory. This success in local administration is intertwined with her growing prominence on the national political stage, being pointed out as a key figure within the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) ahead of the 2028 elections.
The performance of other regional leaders
The CBGlobalData study also analyzed the behavior of other prominent mayors in the region:
- Mario Durán (San Salvador): Remains in second place with 51.1%, although he experienced a slight decrease of 0.7 points compared to the previous month.
- Carlos Fernando Galán (Bogotá): Led the most notable rise by climbing to third place with a 49% approval rating, following a monthly increase of 3.7 points.
- Mayer Mizrachi (Panama City): Recorded a drop of 2.5 points, settling at 48.2%. His administration has been under scrutiny following recent incidents with the Municipal Police.
- Renzo Reggiardo (Lima): Closes the top 5 with a 47.1% approval rating, showing a growth of 2.3 points compared to July, despite the climatic challenges faced in his city.
Carolina Mejía’s stability in first place reflects an administration that has managed to connect with the urban needs of the capital, remaining a benchmark for effective governance at a continental level.
With these results, the region observes a dynamic landscape where citizen approval becomes the main thermometer of the mayors’ work in the face of the security, infrastructure, and planning challenges facing large Latin American capitals.
