Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Winston run?
Winston’s city government spent $4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $727 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Winston didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Winston is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $727 per resident a year, or $1.99 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Winston 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 Winston yet
Every year of Winston’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 →full-time in March 2025, the same as 24 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $2,156 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.88% 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 Winston’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 Winston’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Winston →
Who’s in charge in Winston
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Winston’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on winstonoregon.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 231 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 2022 finance file (5,541).
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.
Winston-Dillard School District 116
Winston’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,708 per pupil, $9,597 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.
Winston’s votes are counted by county
Oregon reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Winston alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Douglas County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.2%41,561 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.7%18,386 votesOthers: 3.0% (1,860 votes).
Most votes in Douglas County: Donald J Trump
Oregon: Harris 55.3%, Trump 41.0%
100% of Winston lies in Douglas County. Every 2024 race in Douglas County is on the county’s page.
Douglas 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 Winston.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: winstonoregon.net ↗
- 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.
How Winston compares with the towns next door
Winston’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 0 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Winston | estimate | $2,156 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Winston’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Winston’s government
How much does Winston spend per resident?
About $727 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Winston didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Winston?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,156 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.88% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Oregon. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see winstonoregon.net.
Who runs Winston’s government?
See winstonoregon.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Winston yet.
How did Winston vote in 2024?
Oregon counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Winston alone. Douglas County, where 100% of Winston lies, voted Trump 67.2%, Harris 29.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Winston?
24 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $183,600 (about $2.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Winston in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (David Smith) and State House District 1 (Court Boice). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Winston’s 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 Winston, 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 →