Photo: Bernardgeorgeh · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Roland run?
Roland’s town government spent $4.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,144 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.7 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Roland is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,144 per resident a year, or $3.13 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 33%.
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No comparison or trend for Roland yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Roland’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 $1,087 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.78% 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 Roland’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 Roland’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Roland →
Who’s in charge in Roland
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 135 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 2024 finance file (3,633).
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.
Roland Public Schools
Roland’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,698 per pupil, $6,623 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.
Roland’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Roland alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sequoyah County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.2%12,491 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.7%2,907 votesOthers: 1.2% (185 votes).
Most votes in Sequoyah County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Roland lies in Sequoyah County. Every 2024 race in Sequoyah County is on the county’s page.
Sequoyah 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 Roland.
- 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.
How Roland compares with the towns next door
Roland’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. None of its neighbors reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Moffett | estimate | $350 |
| Roland | estimate | $1,087 |
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 Roland’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Roland’s government
How much does Roland spend per resident?
About $1,144 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 Roland?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,087 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.78% 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 Roland’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Roland yet.
How did Roland vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Roland alone. Sequoyah County, where 100% of Roland lies, voted Trump 80.2%, Harris 18.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Roland?
27 full-time and 24 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $90,357 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Roland in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Tom Woods) and State House District 2 (Jim Olsen). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Roland’s government
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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 →