Photo: Smallchief · CC BY 3.0How is Newkirk run?
Newkirk’s city government spent $2.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,063 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Newkirk is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,063 per resident a year, or $2.91 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 29%.
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No comparison or trend for Newkirk yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Newkirk’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $596 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.59% 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 Newkirk’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 Newkirk’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Newkirk →
Who’s in charge in Newkirk
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Newkirk’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on newkirkchamber.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 78 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,178).
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.
Newkirk Public Schools
Newkirk’s K–12 school district, shared with Braman. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,053 per pupil, $8,612 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.
Newkirk’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Newkirk alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kay County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.8%12,483 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.5%4,136 votesOthers: 1.7% (294 votes).
Most votes in Kay County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Newkirk lies in Kay County. Every 2024 race in Kay County is on the county’s page.
Kay 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 Newkirk.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: newkirkchamber.com ↗
- 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 Newkirk’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Newkirk’s government
How much does Newkirk spend per resident?
About $1,063 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Newkirk?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $596 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.59% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see newkirkchamber.com.
Who runs Newkirk’s government?
See newkirkchamber.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Newkirk yet.
How did Newkirk vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Newkirk alone. Kay County, where 100% of Newkirk lies, voted Trump 73.8%, Harris 24.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Newkirk?
28 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $103,920 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Newkirk in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Bill Coleman) and State House District 38 (John Pfeiffer). The House district also covers 31 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Newkirk’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 →