How is Foraker run?
Who represents Foraker, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Foraker voted.
What stands out about how Foraker is run
Read from the town’s official records.
Shidler Public Schools
Foraker’s K–12 school district, shared with Grainola, Shidler, Webb City, Kaw City, Burbank. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,098 per pupil, $8,787 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.
The typical homeowner pays $700 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.08% 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 Foraker’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 Foraker’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Foraker →
Who’s in charge in Foraker
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Foraker’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Foraker alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Osage County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.8%14,404 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.4%5,867 votesOthers: 1.7% (357 votes).
Most votes in Osage County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Foraker lies in Osage County. Every 2024 race in Osage County is on the county’s page.
Osage 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 Foraker.
- 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 Foraker’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Foraker’s government
What is the property tax rate in Foraker?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $700 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.08% 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 Foraker’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Foraker yet.
How did Foraker vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Foraker alone. Osage County, where 100% of Foraker lies, voted Trump 69.8%, Harris 28.4% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Foraker in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Bill Coleman) and State House District 37 (Ken Luttrell). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Foraker’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; 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 →