Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Daggett run?
Daggett’s village government spent $79,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2024, about $387 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Daggett didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Daggett is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $387 per resident a year, or $1.06 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 51%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Daggett didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Daggett yet
Every year of Daggett’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,288 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.19% of the home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Daggett’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 Daggett’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Daggett →
Who’s in charge in Daggett
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Stephenson Area Public Schools
Daggett’s K–12 school district, shared with Cedarville Township, Daggett Township, Holmes Township, Lake Township, Mellen Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,995 per pupil, $9,025 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.
Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Daggett’s votes are counted by county
Michigan reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Daggett alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Menominee County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.2%8,647 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.6%4,256 votesOthers: 1.2% (157 votes).
Most votes in Menominee County: Donald J Trump
Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
100% of Daggett lies in Menominee County. Every 2024 race in Menominee County is on the county’s page.
Menominee 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 Daggett.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Michigan HouseState representatives
- 3Michigan SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Daggett’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Daggett’s government
How much does Daggett spend per resident?
About $387 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Daggett didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $361,000.
What is the property tax rate in Daggett?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,288 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.19% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Daggett’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Daggett yet.
How did Daggett vote in 2024?
Michigan counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Daggett alone. Menominee County, where 100% of Daggett lies, voted Trump 66.2%, Harris 32.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Daggett?
0 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $15,214 (about $182,568 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Daggett in the state legislature?
State Senate District 38 (Ed McBroom) and State House District 108 (Dave Prestin). The House district also covers 63 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Daggett’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 (for Daggett, 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 →