According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Conchalí spans an area of 70.7 km2 (27 sq mi) and has 133,256 inhabitants (64,973 men and 68,283 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area.

[6] As a commune, Conchalí is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by a mayor who is directly elected every four years.

The current mayor is René de la Vega since 2016.

[1][2] The communal council has the following members: Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Conchalí is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Karla Rubilar (RN) and Daniel Farcas Guendelman (PPD) as part of the 17th electoral district, (together with Renca and Huechuraba).

The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Andrés Allamand Zavala (RN) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).