Weleetka Town Hall and Jail · Photo: Pigdogx · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Weleetka run?
Weleetka’s city government spent $504,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $538 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Weleetka didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Weleetka is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $538 per resident a year, or $1.47 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 59%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Weleetka 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 Weleetka yet
Every year of Weleetka’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 $363 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.60% 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 Weleetka’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 Weleetka’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Weleetka →
Who’s in charge in Weleetka
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 117 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 (937).
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.
Weleetka Public Schools
Weleetka’s K–12 school district, shared with Clearview. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,738 per pupil, $8,661 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.
Weleetka’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Weleetka alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Okfuskee County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.2%3,080 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.4%854 votesOthers: 1.4% (54 votes).
Most votes in Okfuskee County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Weleetka lies in Okfuskee County. Every 2024 race in Okfuskee County is on the county’s page.
Okfuskee 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 Weleetka.
- 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 Weleetka’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Weleetka’s government
How much does Weleetka spend per resident?
About $538 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Weleetka didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $953,000.
What is the property tax rate in Weleetka?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $363 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.60% 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 Weleetka’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Weleetka yet.
How did Weleetka vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Weleetka alone. Okfuskee County, where 100% of Weleetka lies, voted Trump 77.2%, Harris 21.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Weleetka?
8 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $20,550 (about $246,600 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Weleetka in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Bryan Logan) and State House District 18 (David Smith). The House district also covers 24 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Weleetka’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 (for Weleetka, 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 →