Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Koosharem run?
Koosharem’s town government spent $158,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $462 per resident. Water and other utilities ($259,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Koosharem is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $462 per resident a year, or $1.27 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 46%.
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$462 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Koosharem’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($462 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 139 Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $548, and the middle half spent $326–$952. Koosharem spent less than 58% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Koosharem itself left out).
No trend yet
Koosharem reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Koosharem
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Sevier School District
Koosharem’s K–12 school district, shared with Annabella, Aurora, Central Valley, Elsinore, Glenwood and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,638 per pupil, $7,197 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.
Utah districts overall: 42% local, 51% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Koosharem’s votes are counted by county
Utah reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Koosharem alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sevier County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican87.2%9,526 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat11.3%1,236 votesOthers: 1.5% (164 votes).
Most votes in Sevier County: Donald J Trump
Utah: Trump 59.4%, Harris 37.8%
100% of Koosharem lies in Sevier County. Every 2024 race in Sevier County is on the county’s page.
Sevier 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 Koosharem.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Utah HouseState representatives
- 3Utah SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Utah
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Koosharem’s government
How much does Koosharem spend per resident?
About $462 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 $462 was less than 58% of 139 Utah cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Koosharem’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Koosharem yet.
How did Koosharem vote in 2024?
Utah counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Koosharem alone. Sevier County, where 100% of Koosharem lies, voted Trump 87.2%, Harris 11.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Koosharem?
0 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $11,310 (about $135,720 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Koosharem in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Derrin Owens) and State House District 70 (Carl Albrecht). The House district also covers 19 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 →