How is Bray run?
Bray’s town government spent $71,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $60 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bray didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bray is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bray.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Oklahoma HouseBray is split between 2 districts
- 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.
About $60 per resident a year, or $0.16 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 63%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Bray 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 Bray yet
Every year of Bray’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 $941 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.56% of the home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bray’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 Bray’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bray →
Who’s in charge in Bray
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bray-Doyle Public Schools
Bray’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,305 per pupil, $9,342 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.
Bray’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bray alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Stephens County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.1%15,092 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.4%3,236 votesOthers: 1.6% (292 votes).
Most votes in Stephens County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Bray lies in Stephens County. Every 2024 race in Stephens County is on the county’s page.
Stephens 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.
How Bray compares with the towns next door
Bray’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,153 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan | $1,153 | $944 |
| Bray | estimate | $941 |
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 Bray’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bray’s government
How much does Bray spend per resident?
About $60 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bray didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $103,000.
What is the property tax rate in Bray?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $941 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.56% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Bray’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bray yet.
How did Bray vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bray alone. Stephens County, where 100% of Bray lies, voted Trump 81.1%, Harris 17.4% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Bray in the state legislature?
Bray is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Oklahoma Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 43 (Kendal Sacchieri). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bray’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 Bray, 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 →