Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Kit Carson spent less per resident in 2022 than 87% of similar cities
Kit Carson’s town government spent $90,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $393 per resident. Water and other utilities ($27,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Kit Carson is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$393 per resident in 2022: less than 87% of them
Kit Carson’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($393 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 150 Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $998, and the middle half spent $626–$1,753. Kit Carson spent less than 87% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($31,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Kit Carson itself left out).
About $393 per resident a year, or $1.08 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 34%.
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No trend yet
Kit Carson reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Kit Carson
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 229 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 (229).
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.
Kit Carson School District R-1
Kit Carson’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,822 per pupil, $12,439 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.
Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Kit Carson’s votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Kit Carson alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cheyenne County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican88.2%930 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat10.2%108 votesOthers: 1.6% (17 votes).
Most votes in Cheyenne County: Donald J Trump
Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%
100% of Kit Carson lies in Cheyenne County. Every 2024 race in Cheyenne County is on the county’s page.
Cheyenne 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 Kit Carson.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Colorado HouseState representatives
- 3Colorado SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Colorado
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Kit Carson’s government
How much does Kit Carson spend per resident?
About $393 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $393 was less than 87% of 150 Colorado cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Kit Carson’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Kit Carson yet.
How did Kit Carson vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Kit Carson alone. Cheyenne County, where 100% of Kit Carson lies, voted Trump 88.2%, Harris 10.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Kit Carson?
1 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $13,405 (about $160,860 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Kit Carson in the state legislature?
State Senate District 35 (Rod Pelton) and State House District 56 (Chris Richardson). 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 →