How is Bradley run?
Bradley’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bradley didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bradley is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Clark School District 12-2
Bradley’s K–12 school district, shared with Clark, Darlington Township, Day Township, Eden Township, Fordham Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,683 per pupil, $7,183 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.
No comparison or trend for Bradley yet
Every year of Bradley’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 →The typical homeowner pays $447 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.47% of the home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bradley’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Bradley’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bradley →
Who’s in charge in Bradley
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 16 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (79).
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.
Bradley’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 Bradley alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clark County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.0%1,382 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.5%415 votesOthers: 2.4% (45 votes).
Most votes in Clark County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Bradley lies in Clark County. Every 2024 race in Clark County is on the county’s page.
Clark 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 Bradley.
- 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.
Reach Bradley’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bradley’s government
How much does Bradley spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bradley didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $0.
What is the property tax rate in Bradley?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $447 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.47% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Bradley’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bradley yet.
How did Bradley vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bradley alone. Clark County, where 100% of Bradley lies, voted Trump 75.0%, Harris 22.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bradley?
5 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,105 (about $61,260 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Bradley in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Stephanie Sauder) and State House District 4 (Dylan Jordan and Kent Roe). The House district also covers 122 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bradley’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 Bradley, 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 →