How is Gotebo run?
Gotebo’s town government spent $132,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $632 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Gotebo didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Gotebo is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $632 per resident a year, or $1.73 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 81%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Gotebo 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 Gotebo yet
Every year of Gotebo’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 →Who’s in charge in Gotebo
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 42 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (209).
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.
Mountain View-Gotebo Schools
Gotebo’s K–12 school district, shared with Mountain View. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,249 per pupil, $9,411 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.
Gotebo’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gotebo alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kiowa County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.4%2,569 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.1%658 votesOthers: 1.6% (51 votes).
Most votes in Kiowa County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Gotebo lies in Kiowa County. Every 2024 race in Kiowa County is on the county’s page.
Kiowa 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 Gotebo.
- 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 Gotebo’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Gotebo’s government
How much does Gotebo spend per resident?
About $632 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Gotebo didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $159,000.
Who runs Gotebo’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gotebo yet.
How did Gotebo vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gotebo alone. Kiowa County, where 100% of Gotebo lies, voted Trump 78.4%, Harris 20.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gotebo?
5 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $22,115 (about $265,380 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Gotebo in the state legislature?
State Senate District 38 (Brent Howard) and State House District 63 (Trey Caldwell). The House district also covers 22 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 Gotebo, 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 →