Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0In Long Lake, 77% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across New York
Long Lake’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Long Lake didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Long Lake is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
How Long Lake voted in 2024
Official results for Long Lake’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.3%287 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.5%271 votesOthers: 0.2% (1 votes).
Most votes in Long Lake: Donald J Trump
Hamilton County: Trump 64.6%, Harris 35.2% · New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
of Long Lake’s 730 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New York: 59%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Long Lake: Kirsten E Gillibrand
Hamilton County: Sapraicone 61.3%, Gillibrand 38.3% · New York: Gillibrand 58.8%, Sapraicone 40.5%
Most votes in the district: Elise M Stefanik
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Long Lake, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Lake | 51.3% | 48.5% | 0.2% | 559 |
| Hamilton County | 64.6% | 35.2% | 0.1% | 3,439 |
| New York | 43.3% | 55.9% | 0.8% | 8,262,600 |
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.
No comparison or trend for Long Lake yet
Every year of Long Lake’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 →full-time in March 2025, down from 31 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $2,568 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.92% of the home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Long Lake’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 Long Lake’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Long Lake →
Who’s in charge in Long Lake
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 21 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (636).
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.
Long Lake Central School District
Long Lake’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $67,271 per pupil, $36,983 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 York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Long Lake.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2New York AssemblyState representatives
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Long Lake compares with the towns next door
Long Lake’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 10 of the 10 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $50 to $10,430 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Inlet | $50 | $3,882 |
| Tupper Lake | $413 | $3,670 |
| Harrietstown | $445 | $3,950 |
| Colton | $1,881 | $2,728 |
| Piercefield | $2,254 | $2,367 |
| Minerva | $2,854 | $2,608 |
| Indian Lake | $2,961 | $2,505 |
| Webb | $4,350 | $3,951 |
| Arietta | $6,264 | $1,577 |
| Newcomb | $10,430 | $1,488 |
| Long Lake | estimate | $2,568 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Long Lake’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Long Lake’s government
How much does Long Lake spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Long Lake didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $59,000.
What is the property tax rate in Long Lake?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,568 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.92% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Long Lake’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Long Lake yet.
How did Long Lake vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 51.3%, Kamala D Harris 48.5% (559 votes, official results). Hamilton County: Trump 64.6%, Harris 35.2%. New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%.
How many people work for Long Lake?
30 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $158,002 (about $1.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Long Lake in the state legislature?
State Senate District 49 (Mark Walczyk) and Assembly District 118 (Robert Smullen). The Assembly district also covers 71 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Long Lake’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 Long Lake, 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 →