Tripp County Veteran's Memorial · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Winner spent more per resident in 2022 than 99% of similar cities
Winner’s city government spent $8.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,989 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($3.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Winner is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$3,271 per resident in 2022: more than 99% of them
Winner’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3,271 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 147 South Dakota cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $819, and the middle half spent $428–$1,288. Winner spent more than 99% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($786,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
South Dakota cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Winner itself left out).
About $2,989 per resident a year, or $8.19 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 10%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Day-to-day spending is down 6% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Winner reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $3,271 · 2023: $2,989.
full-time in March 2025, down from 73 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,236 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.16% 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 Winner’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.
Tax bills are one input to Winner’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Winner →
Who’s in charge in Winner
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Winner’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on winnersd.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 41 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,852).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Winner School District 59-2
Winner’s K–12 school district, shared with Banner Township, Beaver Creek Township, Black Township, Brunson Township, Bull Creek Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,897 per pupil, $6,164 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.
Winner’s votes are counted by county
South Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Winner alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tripp County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.0%2,150 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.7%470 votesOthers: 1.3% (34 votes).
Most votes in Tripp County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Winner lies in Tripp County. Every 2024 race in Tripp County is on the county’s page.
Tripp 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 Winner.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: winnersd.org ↗
- 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.
How Winner compares with the towns next door
Winner spent $3,271 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lamro Township | $52 | $1,833 |
| Winner | $3,271 | $1,236 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Winner’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Winner’s government
How much does Winner spend per resident?
About $2,989 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $3,271 was more than 99% of 147 South Dakota cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Winner?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,236 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.16% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see winnersd.org.
Who runs Winner’s government?
See winnersd.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Winner yet.
How did Winner vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Winner alone. Tripp County, where 100% of Winner lies, voted Trump 81.0%, Harris 17.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Winner?
70 full-time and 21 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $367,990 (about $4.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Winner 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 Winner’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 →