How is Fletcher run?
Fletcher’s town government spent $812,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $712 per resident. Water and other utilities ($344,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Fletcher is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $712 per resident a year, or $1.95 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 58%.
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$712 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Fletcher’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($712 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. Fletcher spent more than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($219,000), 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; Fletcher itself left out).
No trend yet
Fletcher reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,306 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.88% 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 Fletcher’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 Fletcher’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fletcher →
Who’s in charge in Fletcher
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 163 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,140).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Fletcher Public Schools
Fletcher’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,046 per pupil, $6,187 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.
Fletcher’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Fletcher alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Comanche County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.7%20,823 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.4%12,823 votesOthers: 1.9% (638 votes).
Most votes in Comanche County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Fletcher lies in Comanche County. Every 2024 race in Comanche County is on the county’s page.
Comanche 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 Fletcher.
- 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 Fletcher’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Fletcher’s government
How much does Fletcher spend per resident?
About $712 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $712 was more than 54% of 181 Oklahoma cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Fletcher?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,306 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.88% 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 Fletcher’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fletcher yet.
How did Fletcher vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Fletcher alone. Comanche County, where 100% of Fletcher lies, voted Trump 60.7%, Harris 37.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fletcher?
7 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $44,502 (about $534,024 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Fletcher in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Dusty Deevers) and State House District 65 (Toni Hasenbeck). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →