How is Cooperton run?
Cooperton’s town government spent $7,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $467 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cooperton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Cooperton is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Snyder Public Schools
Cooperton’s K–12 school district, shared with Mountain Park, Roosevelt, Snyder. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,175 per pupil, $8,161 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.
Mountain View-Gotebo Schools · $17,249 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $467 per resident a year, or $1.28 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate).
Thank you for being a neighbor
Cooperton 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 Cooperton yet
Every year of Cooperton’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 $550 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 Cooperton’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 Cooperton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cooperton →
Who’s in charge in Cooperton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cooperton’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cooperton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kiowa County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.4%2,569 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.1%658 votesOthers: 1.6% (51 votes).
Most votes in Kiowa County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Cooperton lies in Kiowa County. Every 2024 race in Kiowa County is on the county’s page.
Kiowa 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 Cooperton.
- 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 Cooperton’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cooperton’s government
How much does Cooperton spend per resident?
About $467 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Cooperton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $13,000.
Who runs Cooperton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cooperton yet.
How did Cooperton vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cooperton alone. Kiowa County, where 100% of Cooperton lies, voted Trump 78.4%, Harris 20.1% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Cooperton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 38 (Brent Howard) and State House District 63 (Trey Caldwell). The House district also covers 22 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cooperton’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 Cooperton, 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 →