How is Custer Township run?
Custer Township’s town government spent $20,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $606 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Custer Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Custer Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
McIntosh School District 15-1
Custer Township’s K–12 school district, shared with McIntosh, Morristown, Prairie View Township, Watauga Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $30,705 per pupil, $16,163 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.
Lemmon School District 52-4 · $13,432 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $606 per resident a year, or $1.66 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 70%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Custer Township 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 Custer Township yet
Every year of Custer Township’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 Custer Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Custer Township’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 Custer Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Corson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.2%631 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.3%495 votesOthers: 1.5% (17 votes).
Most votes in Corson County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Custer Township lies in Corson County. Every 2024 race in Corson County is on the county’s page.
Corson 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 Custer Township.
- 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 Custer Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Custer Township’s government
How much does Custer Township spend per resident?
About $606 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Custer Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $20,000.
Who runs Custer Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Custer Township yet.
How did Custer Township vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Custer Township alone. Corson County, where 100% of Custer Township lies, voted Trump 55.2%, Harris 43.3% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Custer Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Sam Marty) and State House District 28A (Jana Hunt). The House district also covers 37 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Custer Township’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 (for Custer Township, 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 →