How is Cuba run?
Cuba’s village government spent $2.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,767 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cuba didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
About $2,767 per resident a year, or $7.58 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 27%.
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Cuba 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 Cuba yet
Every year of Cuba’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village 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 →Who’s in charge in Cuba
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 76 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (756).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Cuba Independent Schools
Cuba’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $32,399 per pupil, $15,060 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.
New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Cuba’s votes are counted by county
New Mexico reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Cuba alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sandoval County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat52.5%41,205 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.6%36,605 votesOthers: 0.8% (666 votes).
Most votes in Sandoval County: Kamala D Harris
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Cuba lies in Sandoval County. Every 2024 race in Sandoval County is on the county’s page.
Sandoval 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 Cuba.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2New Mexico HouseState representativesDistrict 41
- 3New Mexico SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Mexico
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Cuba’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cuba’s government
How much does Cuba spend per resident?
About $2,767 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Cuba didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.4 million.
Who runs Cuba’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cuba yet.
How did Cuba vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Cuba alone. Sandoval County, where 100% of Cuba lies, voted Harris 52.5%, Trump 46.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cuba?
10 full-time and 22 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $66,392 (about $796,704 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Cuba in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Benny Shendo) and State House District 41. The House district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cuba’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 Cuba, 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 →