Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Balfour run?
Balfour’s city government spent $24,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $889 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Balfour didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Balfour is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Drake Public School District 57
Balfour’s middle and high school district, shared with Balfour Township, Cottonwood Lake Township, Dogden Township, Drake, Highland Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,753 per pupil, $12,117 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.
North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $889 per resident a year, or $2.44 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 62%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Balfour 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 Balfour yet
Every year of Balfour’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 Balfour
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Balfour’s votes are counted by county
North Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Balfour alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are McHenry County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.8%2,223 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.4%479 votesOthers: 1.8% (50 votes).
Most votes in McHenry County: Donald J Trump
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Balfour lies in McHenry County. Every 2024 race in McHenry County is on the county’s page.
McHenry 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 Balfour.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2North Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3North Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Balfour’s government
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Questions about Balfour’s government
How much does Balfour spend per resident?
About $889 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Balfour didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $24,000.
Who runs Balfour’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Balfour yet.
How did Balfour vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Balfour alone. McHenry County, where 100% of Balfour lies, voted Trump 80.8%, Harris 17.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Balfour?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $304 (about $3,648 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Balfour in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Paul Thomas) and State House District 6 (Dan Vollmer and Dick Anderson). The House district also covers 170 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 Balfour, 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 →