Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0In Camanche, 74% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Iowa
Camanche’s city government spent $4.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,095 per resident. Water and other utilities ($250,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Camanche is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,095 per resident a year, or $3.00 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,095 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Camanche’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,095 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 91 Iowa cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,177, and the middle half spent $1,027–$1,402. Camanche spent less than 65% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($825,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Iowa cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Camanche itself left out).
No trend yet
Camanche reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, the same as 22 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $2,903 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.68% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Camanche’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Camanche’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Camanche →
Who’s in charge in Camanche
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Camanche’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on camancheia.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 199 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (4,368).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Camanche Community School District
Camanche’s K–12 school district, shared with Clinton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,298 per pupil, $7,886 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.
Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Camanche voted in 2024
Official results for Camanche’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.3%1,515 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.3%1,005 votesOthers: 1.4% (35 votes).
Most votes in Camanche: Donald J Trump
Clinton County: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.8% · Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
of Camanche’s 3,476 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Iowa: 70%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Mariannette Millermeeks
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Camanche, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camanche | 59.3% | 39.3% | 1.4% | 2,555 |
| Clinton County | 58.6% | 39.8% | 1.6% | 23,813 |
| Iowa | 55.7% | 42.5% | 1.8% | 1,663,506 |
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 Camanche.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: camancheia.org ↗
- 2Iowa HouseState representatives
- 3Iowa SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Camanche compares with the towns next door
Camanche spent $1,095 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,796. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton | $1,796 | $2,152 |
| Camanche | $1,095 | $2,903 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Camanche’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Camanche’s government
How much does Camanche spend per resident?
About $1,095 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 $1,095 was less than 65% of 91 Iowa cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Camanche?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,903 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.68% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see camancheia.org.
Who runs Camanche’s government?
See camancheia.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Camanche yet.
How did Camanche vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 59.3%, Kamala D Harris 39.3% (2,555 votes, official results). Clinton County: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.8%. Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%.
How many people work for Camanche?
22 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $174,937 (about $2.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Camanche in the state legislature?
State Senate District 35 (Mike Zimmer) and State House District 69 (Tom Determann). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Camanche’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →