How is Eldred Township run?
Eldred Township’s town government spent $222,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,094 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Eldred Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Eldred Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Enderlin Area Public School District 24
Eldred Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Alice, Enderlin, Greene Township, Highland Township, Liberty Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,139 per pupil, $9,442 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.
Central Cass Public School District 17 · $12,630 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $2,094 per resident a year, or $5.74 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 16%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Eldred 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 Eldred Township yet
Every year of Eldred 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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,589 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Eldred Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Eldred Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Eldred Township →
Who’s in charge in Eldred Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 106 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 (106).
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.
Eldred 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 Eldred Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cass County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.7%47,873 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.4%40,304 votesOthers: 2.9% (2,674 votes).
Most votes in Cass County: Donald J Trump
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Eldred Township lies in Cass County. Every 2024 race in Cass County is on the county’s page.
Cass 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 Eldred 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 Eldred Township compares with the towns next door
Eldred Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $500 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | $500 | $867 |
| Howes Township | estimate | $1,750 |
| Clifton Township | estimate | $1,250 |
| Highland Township | estimate | $1,313 |
| Walburg Township | estimate | — |
| Eldred Township | estimate | $1,589 |
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 Eldred Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Eldred Township’s government
How much does Eldred Township spend per resident?
About $2,094 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Eldred Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $222,000.
Who runs Eldred Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Eldred Township yet.
How did Eldred Township vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Eldred Township alone. Cass County, where 100% of Eldred Township lies, voted Trump 52.7%, Harris 44.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Eldred Township?
1 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,485 (about $53,820 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Eldred Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Mark Weber) and State House District 22 (Brandy Pyle and Jonathan Warrey). The House district also covers 54 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Eldred Township’s government
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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 Eldred 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 →