Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 3.0How is St. John run?
St. John’s city government spent $270,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $792 per resident. Water and other utilities ($56,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how St. John is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $792 per resident a year, or $2.17 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 33%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$792 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
St. John’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($792 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–$1,012. St. John spent more than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($59,000), 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; St. John itself left out).
No trend yet
St. John reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in St. John
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
St. John Public School District 3
St. John’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,530 per pupil, $12,427 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.
St. John’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 St. John alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rolette County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat63.0%2,567 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican35.0%1,427 votesOthers: 2.0% (81 votes).
Most votes in Rolette County: Kamala D Harris
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of St. John lies in Rolette County. Every 2024 race in Rolette County is on the county’s page.
Rolette 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 St. John.
- 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 St. John’s government
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Questions about St. John’s government
How much does St. John spend per resident?
About $792 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 $792 was more than 57% of 157 North Dakota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs St. John’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for St. John yet.
How did St. John vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for St. John alone. Rolette County, where 100% of St. John lies, voted Harris 63.0%, Trump 35.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for St. John?
0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,842 (about $58,104 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents St. John in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Richard Marcellais) and State House District 9 (Collette Brown and Jayme Davis). The House district also covers 50 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 →