Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Otter Creek run?
Otter Creek’s town government spent $77,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $570 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Otter Creek didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Otter Creek is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $570 per resident a year, or $1.56 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 82%.
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Otter Creek didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Otter Creek yet
Every year of Otter Creek’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Otter Creek
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Levy County School District
Otter Creek’s K–12 school district, shared with Bronson, Cedar Key, Chiefland, Inglis, Williston and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,940 per pupil, $6,112 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.
Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Otter Creek’s votes are counted by county
Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Otter Creek alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Levy County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.6%18,245 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.5%5,994 votesOthers: 0.9% (212 votes).
Most votes in Levy County: Donald J Trump
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of Otter Creek lies in Levy County. Every 2024 race in Levy County is on the county’s page.
Levy 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 Otter Creek.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Florida HouseState representatives
- 3Florida SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Otter Creek’s government
How much does Otter Creek spend per resident?
About $570 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Otter Creek didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $282,000.
Who runs Otter Creek’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Otter Creek yet.
How did Otter Creek vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Otter Creek alone. Levy County, where 100% of Otter Creek lies, voted Trump 74.6%, Harris 24.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Otter Creek?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $488 (about $5,856 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Otter Creek in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Stan McClain) and State House District 22 (Chad Johnson). The House district also covers 12 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 (for Otter Creek, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →