How is McLoud run?
McLoud’s city government spent $2.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $590 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: McLoud didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how McLoud is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $590 per resident a year, or $1.62 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 32%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
McLoud 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 McLoud yet
Every year of McLoud’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 $891 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.57% 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 McLoud’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 McLoud’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in McLoud →
Who’s in charge in McLoud
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 145 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 (4,800).
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.
McLoud Public Schools
McLoud’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,628 per pupil, $6,109 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.
McLoud’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for McLoud alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pottawatomie County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.7%20,915 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.3%7,266 votesOthers: 2.1% (593 votes).
Most votes in Pottawatomie County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of McLoud lies in Pottawatomie County. Every 2024 race in Pottawatomie County is on the county’s page.
Pottawatomie 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 McLoud.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Oklahoma HouseMcLoud is split between 2 districts
- 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.
How McLoud compares with the towns next door
McLoud’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,204 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | $1,204 | $2,311 |
| McLoud | estimate | $891 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach McLoud’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about McLoud’s government
How much does McLoud spend per resident?
About $590 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (McLoud didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in McLoud?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $891 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.57% 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 McLoud’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for McLoud yet.
How did McLoud vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for McLoud alone. Pottawatomie County, where 100% of McLoud lies, voted Trump 72.7%, Harris 25.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for McLoud?
33 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $118,674 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents McLoud in the state legislature?
McLoud is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Oklahoma Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 17 (Shane Jett). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about McLoud’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 (for McLoud, 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 →