Erin Springs Mansion · Photo: Crimsonedge34 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Lindsay run?
Lindsay’s city government spent $4.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,508 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.8 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Lindsay is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,508 per resident a year, or $4.13 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: health & welfare, at 27%.
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No comparison or trend for Lindsay yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Lindsay’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 173 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $696 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.62% 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 Lindsay’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.
Tax bills are one input to Lindsay’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lindsay →
Who’s in charge in Lindsay
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 16 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,880).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Lindsay Public Schools
Lindsay’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,577 per pupil, $6,966 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.
Lindsay’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lindsay alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Garvin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.5%9,063 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.4%1,802 votesOthers: 1.1% (126 votes).
Most votes in Garvin County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Lindsay lies in Garvin County. Every 2024 race in Garvin County is on the county’s page.
Garvin 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 Lindsay.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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 Lindsay’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lindsay’s government
How much does Lindsay spend per resident?
About $1,508 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Lindsay?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $696 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Lindsay’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lindsay yet.
How did Lindsay vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lindsay alone. Garvin County, where 100% of Lindsay lies, voted Trump 82.5%, Harris 16.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lindsay?
178 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.1M (about $13.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lindsay in the state legislature?
State Senate District 43 (Kendal Sacchieri) and State House District 42 (Cindy Roe). 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; 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 →