How is Dodson run?
Dodson’s town government spent $1,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $10 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Dodson didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Dodson is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $10 per resident a year, or $0.03 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
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Dodson 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 Dodson yet
Every year of Dodson’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 Dodson
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Wellington Independent School District
Dodson’s K–12 school district, shared with Wellington. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,478 per pupil, $8,471 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.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Dodson’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Dodson alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Collingsworth County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican88.8%1,066 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat11.2%135 votesMost votes in Collingsworth County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Dodson lies in Collingsworth County. Every 2024 race in Collingsworth County is on the county’s page.
Collingsworth 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 Dodson.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Dodson’s government
How much does Dodson spend per resident?
About $10 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Dodson didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $38,000.
Who runs Dodson’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dodson yet.
How did Dodson vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Dodson alone. Collingsworth County, where 100% of Dodson lies, voted Trump 88.8%, Harris 11.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Dodson?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,373 (about $16,476 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Dodson in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Charles Perry) and State House District 88 (Ken King). The House district also covers 50 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 Dodson, 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 →