How is Drummond run?
Drummond’s town government spent $330,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $727 per resident. Water and other utilities ($104,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Drummond is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $727 per resident a year, or $1.99 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 43%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$727 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Drummond’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($727 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 181 Oklahoma cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $677, and the middle half spent $497–$902. Drummond spent more than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($78,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Oklahoma cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Drummond itself left out).
No trend yet
Drummond reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Drummond
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Drummond Public Schools
Drummond’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,413 per pupil, $6,691 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.
Drummond’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Drummond 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 Drummond 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 Drummond.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Oklahoma HouseDrummond 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.
Reach Drummond’s government
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Questions about Drummond’s government
How much does Drummond spend per resident?
About $727 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $727 was more than 58% of 181 Oklahoma cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Drummond’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Drummond yet.
How did Drummond vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Drummond alone. Garfield County, where 100% of Drummond lies, voted Trump 76.0%, Harris 22.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Drummond?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,160 (about $61,920 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Drummond in the state legislature?
Drummond is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Oklahoma Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 19 (Roland Pederson). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Drummond’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; 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 →