Photo: Paltron · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Garvin run?
Garvin’s town government spent $462,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,805 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Garvin didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Garvin is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,805 per resident a year, or $4.95 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 30%.
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Garvin 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 Garvin yet
Every year of Garvin’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 $370 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.37% 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 Garvin’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 Garvin’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Garvin →
Who’s in charge in Garvin
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Forest Grove Public School
Garvin’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,061 per pupil, $7,804 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.
Garvin’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Garvin alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are McCurtain County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.9%9,485 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.0%1,696 votesOthers: 1.1% (128 votes).
Most votes in McCurtain County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Garvin lies in McCurtain County. Every 2024 race in McCurtain County is on the county’s page.
McCurtain 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 Garvin.
- 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 Garvin’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Garvin’s government
How much does Garvin spend per resident?
About $1,805 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Garvin didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Garvin?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $370 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.37% 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 Garvin’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Garvin yet.
How did Garvin vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Garvin alone. McCurtain County, where 100% of Garvin lies, voted Trump 83.9%, Harris 15.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Garvin?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,055 (about $84,660 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Garvin in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (George Burns) and State House District 1 (Eddy Dempsey). The House district also covers 11 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 (for Garvin, 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 →