How is Glen Ullin run?
Glen Ullin’s city government spent $590,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $809 per resident. Water and other utilities ($196,000) and the airport ($45,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Glen Ullin is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $809 per resident a year, or $2.22 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 33%.
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No comparison or trend for Glen Ullin yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Glen Ullin’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported 21% of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 1 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,225 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.12% 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 Glen Ullin’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 Glen Ullin’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Glen Ullin →
Who’s in charge in Glen Ullin
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Glen Ullin’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on glen-ullin.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 729 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (729).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Glen Ullin Public School District 48
Glen Ullin’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,743 per pupil, $11,730 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.
Glen Ullin’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 Glen Ullin alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Morton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.4%12,839 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.0%3,748 votesOthers: 2.6% (449 votes).
Most votes in Morton County: Donald J Trump
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Glen Ullin lies in Morton County. Every 2024 race in Morton County is on the county’s page.
Morton 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 Glen Ullin.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: glen-ullin.com ↗
- 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 Glen Ullin’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Glen Ullin’s government
How much does Glen Ullin spend per resident?
About $809 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Glen Ullin?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,225 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.12% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.99% across North Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see glen-ullin.com.
Who runs Glen Ullin’s government?
See glen-ullin.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Glen Ullin yet.
How did Glen Ullin vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Glen Ullin alone. Morton County, where 100% of Glen Ullin lies, voted Trump 75.4%, Harris 22.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Glen Ullin?
1 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $16,248 (about $194,976 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Glen Ullin in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Desiree Van Oosting) and State House District 36 (Dori Hauck and Ty Dressler). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Glen Ullin’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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; 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 →