Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0Hardy spent less per resident in 2022 than 70% of similar cities
Hardy’s city government spent $46,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $852 per resident. Water and other utilities ($16,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hardy is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$707 per resident in 2022: less than 70% of them
Hardy’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($707 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. Hardy spent less than 70% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2,000), 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; Hardy itself left out).
About $852 per resident a year, or $2.33 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 67%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 59% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Hardy reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $707 · 2024: $852. Per resident it went from $707 to $852 (up 21%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 41 to 54.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Hardy
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Humboldt Community School District
Hardy’s K–12 school district, shared with Dakota City, Humboldt, Renwick, Rutland. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,912 per pupil, $8,260 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.
Hardy’s votes are counted by county
Iowa reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hardy alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Humboldt County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.4%3,770 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.4%1,236 votesOthers: 1.2% (61 votes).
Most votes in Humboldt County: Donald J Trump
Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Hardy lies in Humboldt County. Every 2024 race in Humboldt County is on the county’s page.
Humboldt 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 Hardy.
- 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.
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Questions about Hardy’s government
How much does Hardy spend per resident?
About $852 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $707 was less than 70% of 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Hardy’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hardy yet.
How did Hardy vote in 2024?
Iowa counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hardy alone. Humboldt County, where 100% of Hardy lies, voted Trump 74.4%, Harris 24.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hardy?
0 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,573 (about $18,876 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hardy in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Dennis Guth) and State House District 56 (Mark Thompson). The House district also covers 25 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 →