 Fukushima has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 35 members.The city also contributes eight members to the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly.In terms of national politics, most of the city falls within the Fukushima 1st district, a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan, which also includes the cities of Date, Sōma, Minamisōma and Date District and Sōma District.