How is Letcher run?
Who represents Letcher, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Letcher voted.
What stands out about how Letcher is run
Read from the town’s official records.
Sanborn Central School District 55-5
Letcher’s K–12 school district, shared with Afton Township, Artesian, Benedict Township, Butler Township, Diana Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,335 per pupil, $9,502 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.
The typical homeowner pays $1,614 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.58% 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 Letcher’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 Letcher’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Letcher →
Who’s in charge in Letcher
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Letcher’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on letchersd.com ↗.
Letcher’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 Letcher alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sanborn County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.7%929 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.4%259 votesOthers: 2.0% (24 votes).
Most votes in Sanborn County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Letcher lies in Sanborn County. Every 2024 race in Sanborn County is on the county’s page.
Sanborn 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 Letcher.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: letchersd.com ↗
- 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 Letcher’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Letcher’s government
What is the property tax rate in Letcher?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,614 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.58% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see letchersd.com.
Who runs Letcher’s government?
See letchersd.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Letcher yet.
How did Letcher vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Letcher alone. Sanborn County, where 100% of Letcher lies, voted Trump 76.7%, Harris 21.4% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Letcher in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Paul Miskimins) and State House District 20 (Jeff Bathke and Kaley Nolz). The House district also covers 51 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Letcher’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; 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 →