Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0In Dunlap, 71% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Iowa
Dunlap’s city government spent $1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $967 per resident. Water and other utilities ($203,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Dunlap is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $967 per resident a year, or $2.65 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 28%.
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Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Dunlap collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
$805 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Dunlap’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($805 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $900, and the middle half spent $632–$1,190. Dunlap spent less than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($97,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Dunlap itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 28% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Dunlap reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $805 · 2023: $967. Per resident it went from $805 to $967 (up 20%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 978 to 1,042.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,018 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.44% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Dunlap’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Dunlap’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Dunlap →
Who’s in charge in Dunlap
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 69 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (1,042).
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.
Boyer Valley Community School District
Dunlap’s K–12 school district, shared with Arion, Dow City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,663 per pupil, $7,897 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.
Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Dunlap voted in 2024
Official results for Dunlap’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.7%510 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat30.2%224 votesOthers: 1.1% (8 votes).
Most votes in Dunlap: Donald J Trump
Harrison County: Trump 70.1%, Harris 28.3% · Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
of Dunlap’s 1,048 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Iowa: 70%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Randy Feenstra
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Dunlap, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunlap | 68.7% | 30.2% | 1.1% | 742 |
| Harrison County | 70.1% | 28.3% | 1.6% | 7,938 |
| Iowa | 55.7% | 42.5% | 1.8% | 1,663,506 |
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 Dunlap.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Iowa HouseState representatives
- 3Iowa SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Dunlap’s government
How much does Dunlap spend per resident?
About $967 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $805 was less than 60% of 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Dunlap?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,018 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.44% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Dunlap’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dunlap yet.
How did Dunlap vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 68.7%, Kamala D Harris 30.2% (742 votes, official results). Harrison County: Trump 70.1%, Harris 28.3%. Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%.
How many people work for Dunlap?
15 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $59,544 (about $714,528 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Dunlap in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Mark Costello) and State House District 15 (Matt Windschitl). The House district also covers 13 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 →