Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Leith run?
Leith’s city government spent $10,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $625 per resident.
What stands out about how Leith is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Roosevelt Public School District 18
Leith’s elementary school district, shared with Carson, Winona Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,193 per pupil, $9,246 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 $625 per resident a year, or $1.71 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$625 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Leith’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($625 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 157 North Dakota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $736, and the middle half spent $500–$1,012. Leith spent less than 60% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
North Dakota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Leith itself left out).
No trend yet
Leith reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $767 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 Leith’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 Leith’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Leith →
Who’s in charge in Leith
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Leith’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 Leith alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Grant County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.4%1,076 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.7%205 votesOthers: 1.9% (25 votes).
Most votes in Grant County: Donald J Trump
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Leith lies in Grant County. Every 2024 race in Grant County is on the county’s page.
Grant 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 Leith.
- 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 Leith’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Leith’s government
How much does Leith spend per resident?
About $625 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $625 was less than 60% of 157 North Dakota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Leith’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Leith yet.
How did Leith vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Leith alone. Grant County, where 100% of Leith lies, voted Trump 82.4%, Harris 15.7% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Leith in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Don Schaible) and State House District 31 (Dawson Holle and Karen Rohr). The House district also covers 37 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Leith’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 →