Photo: TulGuy · CC BY 4.0How is Boynton run?
Boynton’s town government spent $439,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,829 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Boynton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Boynton is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,829 per resident a year, or $5.01 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Boynton 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 Boynton yet
Every year of Boynton’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 →The typical homeowner pays $199 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 Boynton’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 Boynton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Boynton →
Who’s in charge in Boynton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 120 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 2022 finance file (240).
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.
Midway Public Schools
Boynton’s K–12 school district, shared with Council Hill, Hitchita. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,385 per pupil, $7,688 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.
Boynton’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Boynton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Muskogee County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.9%16,550 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat30.4%7,400 votesOthers: 1.7% (407 votes).
Most votes in Muskogee County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Boynton lies in Muskogee County. Every 2024 race in Muskogee County is on the county’s page.
Muskogee 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 Boynton.
- 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 Boynton’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Boynton’s government
How much does Boynton spend per resident?
About $1,829 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Boynton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $985,000.
Who runs Boynton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Boynton yet.
How did Boynton vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Boynton alone. Muskogee County, where 100% of Boynton lies, voted Trump 67.9%, Harris 30.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Boynton?
2 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $13,475 (about $161,700 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Boynton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Bryan Logan) and State House District 16 (Scott Fetgatter). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Boynton’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 (for Boynton, 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 →