Garrison Concourse · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Garrison spent more per resident in 2022 than 95% of similar cities
Garrison’s city government spent $467,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,278 per resident.
What stands out about how Garrison is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$2,278 per resident in 2022: more than 95% of them
Garrison’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,278 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–$1,504. Garrison spent more than 95% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1,000), 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; Garrison itself left out).
About $2,278 per resident a year, or $6.24 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 51%.
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No trend yet
Garrison reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Garrison
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brainerd Public School District
Garrison’s K–12 school district, shared with Baxter, Brainerd, Crow Wing Township, Fort Ripley, Fort Ripley Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,555 per pupil, $10,265 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.
Garrison’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Garrison alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Crow Wing County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.7%27,423 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.5%14,173 votesOthers: 1.8% (770 votes).
Most votes in Crow Wing County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Garrison lies in Crow Wing County. Every 2024 race in Crow Wing County is on the county’s page.
Crow Wing 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 Garrison.
- 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 Garrison’s government
How much does Garrison spend per resident?
About $2,278 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 $2,278 was more than 95% of 619 Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Garrison’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Garrison yet.
How did Garrison vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Garrison alone. Crow Wing County, where 100% of Garrison lies, voted Trump 64.7%, Harris 33.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Garrison?
0 full-time and 50 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $44,003 (about $528,036 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Garrison in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Keri Heintzeman) and State House District 6A (Ben Davis). The House district also covers 45 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 →