How is Taos Ski Valley run?
Taos Ski Valley’s village government spent $2.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $36,211 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Taos Ski Valley didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Taos Ski Valley is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $36,211 per resident a year, or $99.21 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 45%.
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Taos Ski Valley 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 Taos Ski Valley yet
Every year of Taos Ski Valley’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 Taos Ski Valley
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 4 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (76).
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.
Taos Municipal Schools
Taos Ski Valley’s K–12 school district, shared with Taos. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,471 per pupil, $10,380 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.
Questa Independent Schools · $23,765 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Taos Ski Valley’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 Taos Ski Valley alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Taos County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat73.6%12,038 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican25.3%4,135 votesOthers: 1.1% (179 votes).
Most votes in Taos County: Kamala D Harris
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Taos Ski Valley lies in Taos County. Every 2024 race in Taos County is on the county’s page.
Taos 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 Taos Ski Valley.
- 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 Taos Ski Valley’s government
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Questions about Taos Ski Valley’s government
How much does Taos Ski Valley spend per resident?
About $36,211 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Taos Ski Valley didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4.2 million.
Who runs Taos Ski Valley’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Taos Ski Valley yet.
How did Taos Ski Valley vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Taos Ski Valley alone. Taos County, where 100% of Taos Ski Valley lies, voted Harris 73.6%, Trump 25.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Taos Ski Valley?
18 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $87,482 (about $1.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Taos Ski Valley in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Bobby Gonzales) and State House District 42 (Kristina Ortez). 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 Taos Ski Valley, 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 →