Photo: RifeIdeas · CC BY-SA 3.0In Elk Run Heights, 77% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Iowa
Elk Run Heights’ city government spent $924,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $814 per resident. Water and other utilities ($196,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Elk Run Heights is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $814 per resident a year, or $2.23 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 34%.
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$814 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Elk Run Heights’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($814 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $900, and the middle half spent $632–$1,190. Elk Run Heights spent less than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($288,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Elk Run Heights itself left out).
No trend yet
Elk Run Heights reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,439 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.42% 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 Elk Run Heights’ 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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Elk Run Heights’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Elk Run Heights →
Who’s in charge in Elk Run Heights
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 189 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 (1,135).
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.
Waterloo Community School District
Elk Run Heights’ K–12 school district, shared with Evansdale, Gilbertville, Raymond, Waterloo. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,351 per pupil, $9,485 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 Elk Run Heights voted in 2024
Official results for Elk Run Heights’ own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.5%375 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.0%263 votesOthers: 0.5% (3 votes).
Most votes in Elk Run Heights: Donald J Trump
Black Hawk County: Harris 50.0%, Trump 48.8% · Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
of Elk Run Heights’ 834 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: Ashley Hinson
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Elk Run Heights, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Run Heights | 58.5% | 41.0% | 0.5% | 641 |
| Black Hawk County | 48.8% | 50.0% | 1.2% | 62,653 |
| 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 Elk Run Heights.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Elk Run Heights compares with the towns next door
Elk Run Heights spent $814 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $731 to $4,036. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Elk Run Heights’ government
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Questions about Elk Run Heights’ government
How much does Elk Run Heights spend per resident?
About $814 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 $814 was less than 58% of 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Elk Run Heights?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,439 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.42% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Elk Run Heights’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Elk Run Heights yet.
How did Elk Run Heights vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 58.5%, Kamala D Harris 41.0% (641 votes, official results). Black Hawk County: Harris 50.0%, Trump 48.8%. Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%.
How many people work for Elk Run Heights?
6 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $13,157 (about $157,884 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Elk Run Heights in the state legislature?
State Senate District 38 (Dave Sires) and State House District 76 (Derek Wulf). The House district also covers nine 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 →