[6][failed verification] As a commune, Cerro Navia is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years.

[1][2] The communal council has the following members: Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cerro Navia is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Nicolás Monckeberg (RN) and Cristina Girardi (PPD) as part of the 18th electoral district, (together with Quinta Normal and Lo Prado).

The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

In 2020 the Municipality of Cerro Navia created Plan 80, a person-centred monitoring and accompaniment model, receiving the Zero Project Award 2023 for innovative and scalable solutions.

Through individual follow-up consultations, Plan 80 identifies the needs of its beneficiaries, ranging from assistive devices to such basic needs as health services, medicines, hygiene, and food, which are then delivered to the homes of the elderly.