Midway Service Station · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0How is Elida run?
Elida’s town government spent $487,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,783 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Elida didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Elida is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $2,783 per resident a year, or $7.62 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Elida 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 Elida yet
Every year of Elida’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 $315 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.64% of the home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Elida’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 Elida’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Elida →
Who’s in charge in Elida
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 88 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 (175).
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.
Elida Municipal Schools
Elida’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $29,653 per pupil, $18,122 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.
Elida’s votes are counted by county
New Mexico reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Elida alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Roosevelt County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.8%4,687 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.8%1,815 votesOthers: 0.4% (23 votes).
Most votes in Roosevelt County: Donald J Trump
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Elida lies in Roosevelt County. Every 2024 race in Roosevelt County is on the county’s page.
Roosevelt 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 Elida.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2New Mexico HouseState representativesDistrict 64
- 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 Elida’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Elida’s government
How much does Elida spend per resident?
About $2,783 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Elida didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Elida?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $315 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Elida’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Elida yet.
How did Elida vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Elida alone. Roosevelt County, where 100% of Elida lies, voted Trump 71.8%, Harris 27.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Elida?
2 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $18,903 (about $226,836 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Elida in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Pat Boone) and State House District 64. The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Elida’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 Elida, 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 →