Photo: Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Ganado run?
Ganado’s town government spent $3.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,666 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Ganado didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
About $1,666 per resident a year, or $4.56 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 57%.
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Ganado 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 Ganado yet
Every year of Ganado’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 Ganado
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ganado’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on cityofganado.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 160 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,085).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Ganado Independent School District
Ganado’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,289 per pupil, $7,135 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.
Ganado’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ganado alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jackson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.1%5,360 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.3%904 votesOthers: 0.6% (36 votes).
Most votes in Jackson County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Ganado lies in Jackson County. Every 2024 race in Jackson County is on the county’s page.
Jackson 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 Ganado.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: cityofganado.com ↗
- 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.
Reach Ganado’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ganado’s government
How much does Ganado spend per resident?
About $1,666 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Ganado didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.9 million.
Who runs Ganado’s government?
See cityofganado.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ganado yet.
How did Ganado vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ganado alone. Jackson County, where 100% of Ganado lies, voted Trump 85.1%, Harris 14.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ganado?
13 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $72,435 (about $869,220 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Ganado in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Joan Huffman) and State House District 30 (A.J. Louderback). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ganado’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 (for Ganado, 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 →