Photo: Alix King · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Wagon Mound run?
Wagon Mound’s village government spent $312,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,177 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Wagon Mound didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Wagon Mound is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,177 per resident a year, or $3.22 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 81%.
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Wagon Mound 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 Wagon Mound yet
Every year of Wagon Mound’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 →The typical homeowner pays $825 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 Wagon Mound’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 Wagon Mound’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wagon Mound →
Who’s in charge in Wagon Mound
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 53 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 2023 finance file (265).
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.
Wagon Mound Public Schools
Wagon Mound’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $49,257 per pupil, $23,629 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.
Wagon Mound’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 Wagon Mound alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mora County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat58.8%1,439 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican41.2%1,010 votesMost votes in Mora County: Kamala D Harris
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Wagon Mound lies in Mora County. Every 2024 race in Mora County is on the county’s page.
Mora 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 Wagon Mound.
- 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 Wagon Mound’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Wagon Mound’s government
How much does Wagon Mound spend per resident?
About $1,177 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Wagon Mound didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $897,000.
Who runs Wagon Mound’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wagon Mound yet.
How did Wagon Mound vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Wagon Mound alone. Mora County, where 100% of Wagon Mound lies, voted Harris 58.8%, Trump 41.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wagon Mound?
5 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $20,403 (about $244,836 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Wagon Mound in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Pete Campos) and State House District 40 (Joseph Sanchez). The House district also covers seven other 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 Wagon Mound, 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 →