Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Loraine spent more per resident in 2022 than 80% of similar cities
Loraine’s city government spent $9,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,125 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Loraine is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,125 per resident in 2022: more than 80% of them
Loraine’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,125 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 $730, and the middle half spent $500–$1,006. Loraine spent more than 80% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2,000), as the Census Bureau counts 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; Loraine itself left out).
About $1,125 per resident a year, or $3.08 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 56%.
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No trend yet
Loraine reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Loraine
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood Public School District 1
Loraine’s K–12 school district, shared with Antler, Brandon Township, Clay Township, Colquhoun Township, Cut Bank Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,832 per pupil, $9,784 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.
Loraine’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 Loraine alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Renville County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.2%993 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.8%179 votesOthers: 3.0% (36 votes).
Most votes in Renville County: Donald J Trump
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Loraine lies in Renville County. Every 2024 race in Renville County is on the county’s page.
Renville 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 Loraine.
- 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.
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Questions about Loraine’s government
How much does Loraine spend per resident?
About $1,125 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 $1,125 was more than 80% of 157 North Dakota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Loraine’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Loraine yet.
How did Loraine vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Loraine alone. Renville County, where 100% of Loraine lies, voted Trump 82.2%, Harris 14.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Loraine?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $46 (about $552 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Loraine in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Paul Thomas) and State House District 6 (Dan Vollmer and Dick Anderson). The House district also covers 170 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; 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 →