Photo: DerRichter · CC BY-SA 3.0How is McMinnville run?
McMinnville’s city government spent $43.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,259 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($44.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how McMinnville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,259 per resident a year, or $3.45 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 22%.
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No comparison or trend for McMinnville yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and McMinnville’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 and 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 223 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $3,619 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.84% 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 McMinnville’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 McMinnville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in McMinnville →
Who’s in charge in McMinnville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
McMinnville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on mcminnvilleoregon.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 138 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (34,666).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
McMinnville School District 40
McMinnville’s K–12 school district, shared with Lafayette. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,066 per pupil, $9,735 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.
McMinnville’s votes are counted by county
Oregon reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for McMinnville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Yamhill County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.1%29,536 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat45.0%26,011 votesOthers: 3.9% (2,253 votes).
Most votes in Yamhill County: Donald J Trump
Oregon: Harris 55.3%, Trump 41.0%
100% of McMinnville lies in Yamhill County. Every 2024 race in Yamhill County is on the county’s page.
Yamhill 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 McMinnville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: mcminnvilleoregon.gov ↗
- 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 McMinnville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about McMinnville’s government
How much does McMinnville spend per resident?
About $1,259 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in McMinnville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,619 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.84% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see mcminnvilleoregon.gov.
Who runs McMinnville’s government?
See mcminnvilleoregon.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for McMinnville yet.
How did McMinnville vote in 2024?
Oregon counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for McMinnville alone. Yamhill County, where 100% of McMinnville lies, voted Trump 51.1%, Harris 45.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for McMinnville?
251 full-time and 107 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.3M (about $27.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents McMinnville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Bruce Starr) and State House District 24 (Lucetta Elmer). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about McMinnville’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 →