How is Blue Butte Township run?
Blue Butte Township’s town government spent $45,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $378 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Blue Butte Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Blue Butte Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
McKenzie County Public School District 1
Blue Butte Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Arnegard, Elm Tree Township, Grail Township, Hawkeye Township, Keene Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,581 per pupil, $9,292 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 $378 per resident a year, or $1.04 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 62%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Blue Butte Township 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 Blue Butte Township yet
Every year of Blue Butte Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 Blue Butte Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 60 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (119).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Blue Butte Township’s votes are counted by county
North Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Blue Butte Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are McKenzie County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.8%4,627 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.7%809 votesOthers: 1.5% (85 votes).
Most votes in McKenzie County: Donald J Trump
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Blue Butte Township lies in McKenzie County. Every 2024 race in McKenzie County is on the county’s page.
McKenzie 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 Blue Butte Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
How Blue Butte Township compares with the towns next door
Blue Butte Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Keene Township | estimate | — |
| Blue Butte Township | estimate | — |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Blue Butte Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Blue Butte Township’s government
How much does Blue Butte Township spend per resident?
About $378 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Blue Butte Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $66,000.
Who runs Blue Butte Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Blue Butte Township yet.
How did Blue Butte Township vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Blue Butte Township alone. McKenzie County, where 100% of Blue Butte Township lies, voted Trump 83.8%, Harris 14.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Blue Butte Township?
2 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $212 (about $2,544 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Blue Butte Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Dale Patten) and State House District 26 (Kelby Timmons and Roger Maki). The House district also covers 21 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 Blue Butte Township, 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 →