Photo: Finetooth · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Gates run?
Gates’ city government spent $106,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $206 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Gates didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Gates is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $206 per resident a year, or $0.56 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 57%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Gates 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 Gates yet
Every year of Gates’ 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 $1,841 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.53% 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 Gates’ 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 Gates’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gates →
Who’s in charge in Gates
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Gates’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofgates.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 172 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 (515).
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.
Santiam Canyon School District 129J
Gates’ K–12 school district, shared with Detroit, Idanha, Mill City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $4,391 per pupil, $2,610 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.
Gates’ votes are counted by county
Oregon reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gates alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Marion County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.2%77,089 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.2%73,970 votesOthers: 3.6% (5,632 votes).
Most votes in Marion County: Donald J Trump
Oregon: Harris 55.3%, Trump 41.0%
90% of Gates lies in Marion County; the rest in Linn County. Every 2024 race in Marion County is on the county’s page.
Marion 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 Gates.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofgates.com ↗
- 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 Gates’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Gates’ government
How much does Gates spend per resident?
About $206 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Gates didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $393,000.
What is the property tax rate in Gates?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,841 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.53% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofgates.com.
Who runs Gates’ government?
See cityofgates.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gates yet.
How did Gates vote in 2024?
Oregon counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gates alone. Marion County, where 90% of Gates lies, voted Trump 49.2%, Harris 47.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gates?
3 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $19,452 (about $233,424 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Gates in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Fred Girod) and State House District 17 (Ed Diehl). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Gates’ 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 Gates, 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 →