Glenrio Historic District · Photo: Wordbuilder · CC BY 3.0How is San Jon run?
San Jon’s village government spent $1.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $8,416 per resident. Water and other utilities ($145,000) are counted separately.
About $8,416 per resident a year, or $23.06 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 47%.
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No comparison or trend for San Jon yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and San Jon’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at San Jon’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 San Jon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in San Jon →
Who’s in charge in San Jon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 95 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (190).
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.
San Jon Municipal Schools
San Jon’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $29,561 per pupil, $17,561 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.
San Jon’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 San Jon alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Quay County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.4%2,570 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.7%1,048 votesOthers: 0.8% (30 votes).
Most votes in Quay County: Donald J Trump
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of San Jon lies in Quay County. Every 2024 race in Quay County is on the county’s page.
Quay 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 San Jon.
- 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 San Jon’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about San Jon’s government
How much does San Jon spend per resident?
About $8,416 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who runs San Jon’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for San Jon yet.
How did San Jon vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for San Jon alone. Quay County, where 100% of San Jon lies, voted Trump 70.4%, Harris 28.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for San Jon?
2 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,555 (about $150,660 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents San Jon 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 San Jon’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →