How is Amber run?
Amber’s town government spent $311,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $630 per resident.
What stands out about how Amber is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Amber-Pocasset Public Schools
Amber’s K–12 school district, shared with Pocasset. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,545 per pupil, $9,188 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.
Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $630 per resident a year, or $1.73 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$630 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Amber’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($630 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 181 Oklahoma cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $678, and the middle half spent $497–$902. Amber spent less than 54% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Oklahoma cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Amber itself left out).
No trend yet
Amber reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Amber
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 247 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 (494).
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.
Amber’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Amber alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Grady County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.6%20,378 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.9%4,536 votesOthers: 1.5% (369 votes).
Most votes in Grady County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Amber lies in Grady County. Every 2024 race in Grady County is on the county’s page.
Grady 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 Amber.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Oklahoma HouseState representatives
- 3Oklahoma SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Amber’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Amber’s government
How much does Amber spend per resident?
About $630 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $630 was less than 54% of 181 Oklahoma cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Amber’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Amber yet.
How did Amber vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Amber alone. Grady County, where 100% of Amber lies, voted Trump 80.6%, Harris 17.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Amber?
2 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,005 (about $96,060 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Amber in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Lonnie Paxton) and State House District 56 (Dick Lowe). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Amber’s government
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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; 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 →