Bonneville Dam Historic District · Photo: Eric Guinther (en:User:Marshman) · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Cascade Locks run?
Cascade Locks’ city government spent $1.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,235 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cascade Locks didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Cascade Locks is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,235 per resident a year, or $3.38 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Cascade Locks 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 Cascade Locks yet
Every year of Cascade Locks’ 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 $2,596 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.67% of the home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Cascade Locks’ 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 Cascade Locks’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cascade Locks →
Who’s in charge in Cascade Locks
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cascade Locks’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cascade-locks.or.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 96 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 (1,155).
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.
Hood River County School District 1
Cascade Locks’ K–12 school district, shared with Hood River. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,750 per pupil, $11,145 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.
Oregon districts overall: 38% local, 52% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Cascade Locks’ votes are counted by county
Oregon reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cascade Locks alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hood River County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat65.8%8,364 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican30.3%3,854 votesOthers: 3.8% (489 votes).
Most votes in Hood River County: Kamala D Harris
Oregon: Harris 55.3%, Trump 41.0%
100% of Cascade Locks lies in Hood River County. Every 2024 race in Hood River County is on the county’s page.
Hood River 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 Cascade Locks.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cascade-locks.or.us ↗
- 2Oregon HouseState representatives
- 3Oregon SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oregon
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Cascade Locks’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Cascade Locks’ government
How much does Cascade Locks spend per resident?
About $1,235 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Cascade Locks didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Cascade Locks?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,596 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.67% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cascade-locks.or.us.
Who runs Cascade Locks’ government?
See cascade-locks.or.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cascade Locks yet.
How did Cascade Locks vote in 2024?
Oregon counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cascade Locks alone. Hood River County, where 100% of Cascade Locks lies, voted Harris 65.8%, Trump 30.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cascade Locks?
12 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $71,682 (about $860,184 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cascade Locks in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Christine Drazan) and State House District 52 (Jeff Helfrich). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cascade Locks’ 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 Cascade Locks, 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 →