How is Pukwana run?
Pukwana’s town government spent $61,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $256 per resident. Water and other utilities ($100,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Pukwana is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $256 per resident a year, or $0.70 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 39%.
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No comparison or trend for Pukwana yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Pukwana’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,175 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.18% 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 Pukwana’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 Pukwana’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pukwana →
Who’s in charge in Pukwana
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Chamberlain School District 07-1
Pukwana’s K–12 school district, shared with America Township, Bailey Township, Brule Township, Chamberlain, Chamberlain Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,940 per pupil, $8,533 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.
Pukwana’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 Pukwana alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Brule County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.9%1,694 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.5%666 votesOthers: 2.6% (63 votes).
Most votes in Brule County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Pukwana lies in Brule County. Every 2024 race in Brule County is on the county’s page.
Brule 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 Pukwana.
- 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 Pukwana’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Pukwana’s government
How much does Pukwana spend per resident?
About $256 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Pukwana?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,175 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.18% 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 Pukwana’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pukwana yet.
How did Pukwana vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pukwana alone. Brule County, where 100% of Pukwana lies, voted Trump 69.9%, Harris 27.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pukwana?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,158 (about $13,896 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pukwana in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Tamara Grove) and State House District 26B (Rebecca Reimer). The House district also covers 42 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pukwana’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; 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 →