How is Agar run?
Agar’s town government spent $32,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $400 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Agar didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Agar is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $400 per resident a year, or $1.10 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 50%.
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Agar 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 Agar yet
Every year of Agar’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 Agar
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3
Agar’s K–12 school district, shared with Blunt, Onida. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,869 per pupil, $10,943 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.
South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Agar’s votes are counted by county
South Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Agar alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sully County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.5%716 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.6%168 votesOthers: 1.9% (17 votes).
Most votes in Sully County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Agar lies in Sully County. Every 2024 race in Sully County is on the county’s page.
Sully 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 Agar.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2South Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3South Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Agar’s government
How much does Agar spend per resident?
About $400 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Agar didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $43,000.
Who runs Agar’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Agar yet.
How did Agar vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Agar alone. Sully County, where 100% of Agar lies, voted Trump 79.5%, Harris 18.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Agar?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,491 (about $17,892 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Agar in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Jim Mehlhaff) and State House District 24 (Mike Weisgram and Will Mortenson). The House district also covers 11 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 Agar, 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 →