How is Bridgeport run?
Bridgeport’s city government spent $19,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $173 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bridgeport didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bridgeport is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $173 per resident a year, or $0.47 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 79%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport yet
Every year of Bridgeport’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 $433 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% 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 Bridgeport’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 Bridgeport’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bridgeport →
Who’s in charge in Bridgeport
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hinton Public Schools
Bridgeport’s K–12 school district, shared with Hinton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,848 per pupil, $7,105 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.
Bridgeport’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bridgeport alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Caddo County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.5%6,886 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.4%2,414 votesOthers: 2.1% (196 votes).
Most votes in Caddo County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Bridgeport lies in Caddo County. Every 2024 race in Caddo County is on the county’s page.
Caddo 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 Bridgeport.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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 Bridgeport’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bridgeport’s government
How much does Bridgeport spend per resident?
About $173 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bridgeport didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $27,000.
What is the property tax rate in Bridgeport?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $433 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Bridgeport’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bridgeport yet.
How did Bridgeport vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bridgeport alone. Caddo County, where 100% of Bridgeport lies, voted Trump 72.5%, Harris 25.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bridgeport?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,294 (about $15,528 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bridgeport in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Darcy Jech) 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 Bridgeport’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 Bridgeport, 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 →