Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Dante run?
Dante’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: Dante didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Dante is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Wagner School District 11-4
Dante’s K–12 school district, shared with Bryan Township, Highland Township, Lawrence Township, Ree Township, Wagner and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,919 per pupil, $9,881 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 Dante yet
Every year of Dante’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 $1,393 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.82% 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 Dante’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 Dante’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Dante →
Who’s in charge in Dante
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Dante’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 Dante alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Charles Mix County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.6%2,551 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.7%1,000 votesOthers: 1.8% (64 votes).
Most votes in Charles Mix County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Dante lies in Charles Mix County. Every 2024 race in Charles Mix County is on the county’s page.
Charles Mix 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 Dante.
- 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 Dante’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Dante’s government
How much does Dante spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Dante didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $0.
What is the property tax rate in Dante?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,393 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.82% 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 Dante’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dante yet.
How did Dante vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Dante alone. Charles Mix County, where 100% of Dante lies, voted Trump 70.6%, Harris 27.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Dante?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $971 (about $11,652 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Dante in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (MyKala Voita) and State House District 21 (Jim Halverson and Marty Overweg). The House district also covers 129 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Dante’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 Dante, 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 →