How is Carney run?
Carney’s town government spent $453,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $728 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Carney didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Carney is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $728 per resident a year, or $1.99 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 35%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Carney 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 Carney yet
Every year of Carney’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 $492 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.51% 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 Carney’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 Carney’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Carney →
Who’s in charge in Carney
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Carney Public Schools
Carney’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,032 per pupil, $7,366 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.
Carney’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Carney alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lincoln County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.8%12,495 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.5%2,712 votesOthers: 1.7% (258 votes).
Most votes in Lincoln County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Carney lies in Lincoln County. Every 2024 race in Lincoln County is on the county’s page.
Lincoln 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 Carney.
- 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 Carney’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Carney’s government
How much does Carney spend per resident?
About $728 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Carney didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $566,000.
What is the property tax rate in Carney?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $492 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.51% 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 Carney’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Carney yet.
How did Carney vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Carney alone. Lincoln County, where 100% of Carney lies, voted Trump 80.8%, Harris 17.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Carney?
0 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $57,694 (about $692,328 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Carney in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Grant Green) and State House District 32 (Jim Shaw). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Carney’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 Carney, 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 →