According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.

[5] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Juan Diego González Picado, was elected mayor of the canton with 33.09% of the votes, with Pilar Porras Zúñiga and Diana Murillo Murillo as first and second vice mayors, respectively.

[5] The current president of the Municipal Council is the Social Christian Unity Party member, Raquel Tatiana Marín Cerdas.

[14] The canton is covered by the following road routes: There is a branch of the Costa Rica Institute of Technology in Santa Clara, San Carlos.

This association also gives its name to numerous minor league teams that have notably excelled at the national level.