How is Bakersfield run?
Bakersfield’s village government spent $63,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $280 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bakersfield didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bakersfield is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $280 per resident a year, or $0.77 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 37%.
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Bakersfield didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Bakersfield yet
Every year of Bakersfield’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Bakersfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bakersfield R-IV School District
Bakersfield’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,317 per pupil, $7,138 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.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bakersfield’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Bakersfield alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ozark County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.6%4,044 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.6%698 votesOthers: 0.8% (38 votes).
Most votes in Ozark County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Bakersfield lies in Ozark County. Every 2024 race in Ozark County is on the county’s page.
Ozark 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 Bakersfield.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bakersfield’s government
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Questions about Bakersfield’s government
How much does Bakersfield spend per resident?
About $280 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bakersfield didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $105,000.
Who runs Bakersfield’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bakersfield yet.
How did Bakersfield vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Bakersfield alone. Ozark County, where 100% of Bakersfield lies, voted Trump 84.6%, Harris 14.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bakersfield?
0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,761 (about $93,132 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Bakersfield in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Brad Hudson) and State House District 155 (Matthew Overcast). The House district also covers seven 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 (for Bakersfield, 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 →