How is Wetonka run?
Wetonka’s town government spent $3,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $429 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Wetonka didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Wetonka is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $429 per resident a year, or $1.18 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 33%.
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Wetonka 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 Wetonka yet
Every year of Wetonka’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 Wetonka
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Leola School District 44-2
Wetonka’s K–12 school district, shared with Carl Township, Hoffman Township, Leola, Long Lake, Wachter Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,833 per pupil, $10,190 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.
Wetonka’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 Wetonka alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are McPherson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.7%1,087 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.5%188 votesOthers: 1.8% (24 votes).
Most votes in McPherson County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Wetonka lies in McPherson County. Every 2024 race in McPherson County is on the county’s page.
McPherson 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 Wetonka.
- 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.
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Questions about Wetonka’s government
How much does Wetonka spend per resident?
About $429 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Wetonka didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6,000.
Who runs Wetonka’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wetonka yet.
How did Wetonka vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Wetonka alone. McPherson County, where 100% of Wetonka lies, voted Trump 83.7%, Harris 14.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wetonka?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $127 (about $1,524 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Wetonka in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Mark Lapka) and State House District 23 (Scott Moore and Spencer Gosch). The House district also covers 131 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 Wetonka, 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 →