Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Clinton spent more per resident in 2022 than 74% of similar cities
Clinton’s city government spent $596,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,472 per resident. Water and other utilities ($98,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Clinton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,472 per resident in 2022: more than 74% of them
Clinton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,472 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 619 Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,111, and the middle half spent $740–$1,505. Clinton spent more than 74% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($155,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Clinton itself left out).
About $1,472 per resident a year, or $4.03 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 26%.
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No trend yet
Clinton reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, the same as 6 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $567 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.81% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Clinton’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 Clinton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clinton →
Who’s in charge in Clinton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 68 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (405).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
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Clinton’s K–12 school district, shared with Almond Township, Barry, Beardsley, Browns Valley Township, Foster Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,116 per pupil, $10,128 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.
Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Clinton’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clinton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Big Stone County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.6%1,796 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat34.1%964 votesOthers: 2.3% (64 votes).
Most votes in Big Stone County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Clinton lies in Big Stone County. Every 2024 race in Big Stone County is on the county’s page.
Big Stone 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 Clinton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Minnesota HouseState representatives
- 3Minnesota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Clinton’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Clinton’s government
How much does Clinton spend per resident?
About $1,472 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 $1,472 was more than 74% of 619 Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Clinton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $567 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.81% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Clinton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clinton yet.
How did Clinton vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clinton alone. Big Stone County, where 100% of Clinton lies, voted Trump 63.6%, Harris 34.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clinton?
6 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $64,258 (about $771,096 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Clinton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Torrey Westrom) and State House District 12A (Paul Anderson). The House district also covers 116 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 →