How is Douglas run?
Douglas’ town government spent $22,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $440 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Douglas didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Douglas is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $440 per resident a year, or $1.21 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Douglas didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Douglas yet
Every year of Douglas’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. 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 $867 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 Douglas’ 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 Douglas’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Douglas →
Who’s in charge in Douglas
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Covington-Douglas Schools
Douglas’ K–12 school district, shared with Covington, Marshall. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,598 per pupil, $10,305 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.
Douglas’ votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Douglas alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Garfield County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.0%16,593 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.2%4,849 votesOthers: 1.8% (402 votes).
Most votes in Garfield County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Douglas lies in Garfield County. Every 2024 race in Garfield County is on the county’s page.
Garfield 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 Douglas.
- 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 Douglas’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Douglas’ government
How much does Douglas spend per resident?
About $440 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Douglas didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $45,000.
Who runs Douglas’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Douglas yet.
How did Douglas vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Douglas alone. Garfield County, where 100% of Douglas lies, voted Trump 76.0%, Harris 22.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Douglas?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,077 (about $12,924 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Douglas in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Roland Pederson) and State House District 38 (John Pfeiffer). The House district also covers 31 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Douglas’ 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 Douglas, 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 →