How is Preston Township run?
Preston Township’s town government spent $52,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $703 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Preston Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Preston Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Enderlin Area Public School District 24
Preston 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.
Fort Ransom Public School District 6 · $34,250 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $703 per resident a year, or $1.93 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 73%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Preston 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 Preston Township yet
Every year of Preston 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 $1,429 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.43% 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 Preston 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 Preston Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Preston Township →
Who’s in charge in Preston Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Preston 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 Preston Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ransom County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.7%1,661 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat34.7%920 votesOthers: 2.6% (68 votes).
Most votes in Ransom County: Donald J Trump
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Preston Township lies in Ransom County. Every 2024 race in Ransom County is on the county’s page.
Ransom 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 Preston 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 Preston Township compares with the towns next door
Preston Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Moore Township | estimate | $4,237 |
| Northland Township | estimate | — |
| Springer Township | estimate | $3,029 |
| Tuller Township | estimate | $2,346 |
| Preston Township | estimate | $1,429 |
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 Preston Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Preston Township’s government
How much does Preston Township spend per resident?
About $703 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Preston Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $53,000.
What is the property tax rate in Preston Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,429 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.43% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.99% across North Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Preston Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Preston Township yet.
How did Preston Township vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Preston Township alone. Ransom County, where 100% of Preston Township lies, voted Trump 62.7%, Harris 34.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Preston Township?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $265 (about $3,180 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Preston Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Mike Wobbema) and State House District 24 (Dan Johnston and Dwight Kiefert). The House district also covers 84 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Preston 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 Preston 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 →