Rio Felix Bridge At Hagerman · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Hagerman run?
Hagerman’s town government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,071 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Hagerman didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Hagerman is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,071 per resident a year, or $2.93 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Hagerman 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 Hagerman yet
Every year of Hagerman’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 $356 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.32% 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 Hagerman’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 Hagerman’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hagerman →
Who’s in charge in Hagerman
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 136 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 (1,226).
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.
Hagerman Municipal Schools
Hagerman’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,759 per pupil, $14,263 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.
Hagerman’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 Hagerman alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Chaves County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.6%15,890 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.1%5,935 votesOthers: 0.3% (71 votes).
Most votes in Chaves County: Donald J Trump
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Hagerman lies in Chaves County. Every 2024 race in Chaves County is on the county’s page.
Chaves 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 Hagerman.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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 Hagerman’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Hagerman’s government
How much does Hagerman spend per resident?
About $1,071 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Hagerman didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Hagerman?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $356 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.32% 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 Hagerman’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hagerman yet.
How did Hagerman vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Hagerman alone. Chaves County, where 100% of Hagerman lies, voted Trump 72.6%, Harris 27.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hagerman?
9 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $39,641 (about $475,692 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Hagerman in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Candy Ezzell) and State House District 58 (Angelita Mejia). The House district also covers three neighboring 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 (for Hagerman, 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 →