Quitaque spent more per resident in 2022 than 73% of similar cities
Quitaque’s city government spent $275,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $733 per resident. Water and other utilities ($47,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Quitaque is run
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$733 per resident in 2022: more than 73% of them
Quitaque’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($733 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $428, and the middle half spent $184–$752. Quitaque spent more than 73% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($43,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Quitaque itself left out).
About $733 per resident a year, or $2.01 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 57%.
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No trend yet
Quitaque reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Quitaque
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 94 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (375).
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.
Turkey-Quitaque Independent School District
Quitaque’s K–12 school district, shared with Turkey. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,026 per pupil, $9,696 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.
Quitaque’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Quitaque alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Briscoe County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican89.4%666 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat9.7%72 votesOthers: 0.9% (7 votes).
Most votes in Briscoe County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Quitaque lies in Briscoe County. Every 2024 race in Briscoe County is on the county’s page.
Briscoe 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 Quitaque.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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 Quitaque’s government
How much does Quitaque spend per resident?
About $733 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $733 was more than 73% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Quitaque’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Quitaque yet.
How did Quitaque vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Quitaque alone. Briscoe County, where 100% of Quitaque lies, voted Trump 89.4%, Harris 9.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Quitaque?
4 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $17,496 (about $209,952 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Quitaque in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Kevin Sparks) 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; 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 →