Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Doran spent less per resident in 2022 than 72% of similar cities
Doran’s city government spent $38,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $809 per resident.
What stands out about how Doran is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$809 per resident in 2022: less than 72% of them
Doran’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($809 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 $1,112, and the middle half spent $740–$1,505. Doran spent less than 72% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($19,000), 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; Doran itself left out).
About $809 per resident a year, or $2.22 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 50%.
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No trend yet
Doran reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Doran
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Breckenridge Public School District
Doran’s K–12 school district, shared with Breckenridge, Breckenridge Township, Connelly Township, Foxhome, Kent and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,688 per pupil, $9,953 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.
Doran’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Doran alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wilkin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.3%2,290 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.4%986 votesOthers: 2.3% (77 votes).
Most votes in Wilkin County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Doran lies in Wilkin County. Every 2024 race in Wilkin County is on the county’s page.
Wilkin 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 Doran.
- 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.
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Questions about Doran’s government
How much does Doran spend per resident?
About $809 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 $809 was less than 72% of 619 Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Doran’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Doran yet.
How did Doran vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Doran alone. Wilkin County, where 100% of Doran lies, voted Trump 68.3%, Harris 29.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Doran?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,791 (about $21,492 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Doran in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Jordan Rasmusson) and State House District 9A (Jeff Backer). The House district also covers 94 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 →