How is Gackle run?
Gackle’s city government spent $250,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $916 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Gackle didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Gackle is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $916 per resident a year, or $2.51 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 19%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Gackle 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 Gackle yet
Every year of Gackle’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,091 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.27% of the home’s value, vs 0.99% across North Dakota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Gackle’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 Gackle’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gackle →
Who’s in charge in Gackle
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 91 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (273).
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.
Gackle-Streeter Public School District 56
Gackle’s K–12 school district, shared with Alexander Township, Finn Township, Germania Township, Graf Township, Griffin Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $24,455 per pupil, $14,396 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.
Gackle’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 Gackle alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Logan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican86.9%898 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat11.3%117 votesOthers: 1.7% (18 votes).
Most votes in Logan County: Donald J Trump
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Gackle lies in Logan County. Every 2024 race in Logan County is on the county’s page.
Logan 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 Gackle.
- 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.
How Gackle compares with the towns next door
Gackle’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Finn Township | estimate | — |
| Griffin Township | estimate | $199 |
| Gackle | estimate | $1,091 |
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 Gackle’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Gackle’s government
How much does Gackle spend per resident?
About $916 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Gackle didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $413,000.
What is the property tax rate in Gackle?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,091 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.27% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.99% across North Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Gackle’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gackle yet.
How did Gackle vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gackle alone. Logan County, where 100% of Gackle lies, voted Trump 86.9%, Harris 11.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gackle?
3 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,933 (about $71,196 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Gackle in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Robert Erbele) and State House District 28 (Jim Grueneich and Mike Brandenburg). The House district also covers 122 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Gackle’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 Gackle, 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 →