Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0How is Folsom run?
Folsom’s village government spent $316,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $7,349 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Folsom didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Folsom is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Des Moines Municipal Schools
Folsom’s K–12 school district, shared with Des Moines, Grenville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $27,679 per pupil, $15,781 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.
About $7,349 per resident a year, or $20.13 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Folsom didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Folsom yet
Every year of Folsom’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. 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 Folsom
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Folsom’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 Folsom alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Union County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.0%1,247 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.0%378 votesOthers: 1.0% (16 votes).
Most votes in Union County: Donald J Trump
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Folsom lies in Union County. Every 2024 race in Union County is on the county’s page.
Union 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 Folsom.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2New Mexico HouseState representatives
- 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 Folsom’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Folsom’s government
How much does Folsom spend per resident?
About $7,349 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Folsom didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $316,000.
Who runs Folsom’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Folsom yet.
How did Folsom vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Folsom alone. Union County, where 100% of Folsom lies, voted Trump 76.0%, Harris 23.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Folsom?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,252 (about $63,024 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Folsom in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Pat Woods) and State House District 67 (Jack Chatfield). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Folsom’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 Folsom, 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 →