Lake Andes Carnegie Library · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0How is Lake Andes run?
Lake Andes’ city government spent $1.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,531 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lake Andes didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lake Andes is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,531 per resident a year, or $4.19 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lake Andes 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 Lake Andes yet
Every year of Lake Andes’ 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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,060 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.80% 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 Lake Andes’ 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 Lake Andes’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lake Andes →
Who’s in charge in Lake Andes
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 272 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 (815).
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.
Andes Central School District 11-1
Lake Andes’ K–12 school district, shared with Pickstown, Ravinia, White Swan Township, Goose Lake Township, Plain Center Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,047 per pupil, $11,143 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.
Lake Andes’ votes are counted by county
South Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lake Andes 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 Lake Andes 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 Lake Andes.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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 Lake Andes’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lake Andes’ government
How much does Lake Andes spend per resident?
About $1,531 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lake Andes didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Lake Andes?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,060 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.80% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Lake Andes’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lake Andes yet.
How did Lake Andes vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lake Andes alone. Charles Mix County, where 100% of Lake Andes lies, voted Trump 70.6%, Harris 27.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lake Andes?
3 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $15,260 (about $183,120 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Lake Andes 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 Lake Andes’ 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 Lake Andes, 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 →