Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0La Veta spent more per resident in 2022 than 85% of similar cities
La Veta’s town government spent $2.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,797 per resident. Water and other utilities ($626,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how La Veta is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$2,797 per resident in 2022: more than 85% of them
La Veta’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,797 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–$1,732. La Veta spent more than 85% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.6 million), 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; La Veta itself left out).
About $2,797 per resident a year, or $7.66 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 72%.
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No trend yet
La Veta reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in La Veta
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
La Veta’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townoflaveta-co.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 67 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (809).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
La Veta School District RE-2
La Veta’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,862 per pupil, $10,472 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.
La Veta’s votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for La Veta alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Huerfano County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.8%2,346 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.2%1,965 votesOthers: 2.9% (131 votes).
Most votes in Huerfano County: Donald J Trump
Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%
100% of La Veta lies in Huerfano County. Every 2024 race in Huerfano County is on the county’s page.
Huerfano 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 La Veta.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townoflaveta-co.gov ↗
- 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.
Reach La Veta’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about La Veta’s government
How much does La Veta spend per resident?
About $2,797 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 $2,797 was more than 85% of 150 Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs La Veta’s government?
See townoflaveta-co.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for La Veta yet.
How did La Veta vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for La Veta alone. Huerfano County, where 100% of La Veta lies, voted Trump 52.8%, Harris 44.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for La Veta?
12 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $45,725 (about $548,700 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents La Veta 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.
Ask neighbors about La Veta’s government
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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 →