Photo: Wordbuilder · CC BY 3.0How is Tucumcari run?
Tucumcari’s city government spent $10.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,063 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Tucumcari didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Tucumcari is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,063 per resident a year, or $5.65 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 20%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Tucumcari didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Tucumcari yet
Every year of Tucumcari’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 76 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $501 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.78% 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 Tucumcari’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.
Tax bills are one input to Tucumcari’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tucumcari →
Who’s in charge in Tucumcari
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Tucumcari’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityoftucumcari.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 68 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (5,149).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Tucumcari Public Schools
Tucumcari’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,025 per pupil, $9,807 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.
Tucumcari’s votes are counted by county
New Mexico reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tucumcari 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 Tucumcari 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 Tucumcari.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityoftucumcari.com ↗
- 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 Tucumcari’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Tucumcari’s government
How much does Tucumcari spend per resident?
About $2,063 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Tucumcari didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $14.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Tucumcari?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $501 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.78% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityoftucumcari.com.
Who runs Tucumcari’s government?
See cityoftucumcari.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tucumcari yet.
How did Tucumcari vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tucumcari alone. Quay County, where 100% of Tucumcari lies, voted Trump 70.4%, Harris 28.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Tucumcari?
76 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $431,097 (about $5.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Tucumcari in the state legislature?
Tucumcari is split among 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The New Mexico Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Tucumcari’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 (for Tucumcari, 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 →