Photo: Roberto J. Galindo · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Malin run?
Malin’s city government spent $442,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $528 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Malin didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Malin is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $528 per resident a year, or $1.45 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 37%.
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Malin 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 Malin yet
Every year of Malin’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 →Who’s in charge in Malin
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 419 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 (837).
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.
Klamath County School District
Malin’s K–12 school district, shared with Bonanza, Chiloquin, Merrill, Klamath Falls. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,254 per pupil, $9,260 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.
Malin’s votes are counted by county
Oregon reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Malin alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Klamath County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.5%24,674 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.8%9,856 votesOthers: 2.8% (984 votes).
Most votes in Klamath County: Donald J Trump
Oregon: Harris 55.3%, Trump 41.0%
100% of Malin lies in Klamath County. Every 2024 race in Klamath County is on the county’s page.
Klamath 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 Malin.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
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Questions about Malin’s government
How much does Malin spend per resident?
About $528 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Malin didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $562,000.
Who runs Malin’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Malin yet.
How did Malin vote in 2024?
Oregon counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Malin alone. Klamath County, where 100% of Malin lies, voted Trump 69.5%, Harris 27.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Malin?
2 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $16,272 (about $195,264 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Malin in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Diane Linthicum) and State House District 55 (Werner Reschke). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 Malin, 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 →