Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0How is Cokedale run?
Cokedale’s town government spent $127,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,050 per resident. Water and other utilities ($67,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Cokedale is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,050 per resident a year, or $2.88 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 47%.
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$1,050 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Cokedale’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,050 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 150 Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $990, and the middle half spent $624–$1,753. Cokedale spent more than 55% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($38,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Cokedale itself left out).
No trend yet
Cokedale reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Cokedale
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Trinidad School District 1
Cokedale’s K–12 school district, shared with Starkville, Trinidad. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,164 per pupil, $6,653 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Cokedale’s votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cokedale alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Las Animas County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.5%4,328 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.0%3,276 votesOthers: 2.4% (189 votes).
Most votes in Las Animas County: Donald J Trump
Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%
100% of Cokedale lies in Las Animas County. Every 2024 race in Las Animas County is on the county’s page.
Las Animas County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Cokedale.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Colorado HouseState representatives
- 3Colorado SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Colorado
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Cokedale’s government
How much does Cokedale spend per resident?
About $1,050 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,050 was more than 55% of 150 Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Cokedale’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cokedale yet.
How did Cokedale vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cokedale alone. Las Animas County, where 100% of Cokedale lies, voted Trump 55.5%, Harris 42.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cokedale?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,336 (about $76,032 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cokedale in the state legislature?
State Senate District 35 (Rod Pelton) and State House District 47 (Ty Winter). The House district also covers 33 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →