Liberty Hall · Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Lamoni run?
Lamoni’s city government spent $2.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,005 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.8 million) and the airport ($90,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Lamoni is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,005 per resident a year, or $2.75 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 35%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,005 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Lamoni’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,005 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. Lamoni spent more than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($765,000), 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; Lamoni itself left out).
No trend yet
Lamoni reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, down from 22 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,982 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.75% 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 Lamoni’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Lamoni’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lamoni →
Who’s in charge in Lamoni
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lamoni’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on lamoni-iowa.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 183 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,196).
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.
Lamoni Community School District
Lamoni’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,681 per pupil, $8,360 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 Lamoni voted in 2024
Official results for Lamoni’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.9%627 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.7%405 votesOthers: 1.4% (15 votes).
Most votes in Lamoni: Donald J Trump
Decatur County: Trump 72.7%, Harris 25.7% · Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
of Lamoni’s 1,722 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: Zach Nunn
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Lamoni, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamoni | 59.9% | 38.7% | 1.4% | 1,047 |
| Decatur County | 72.7% | 25.7% | 1.6% | 3,727 |
| 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 Lamoni.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: lamoni-iowa.com ↗
- 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.
Reach Lamoni’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lamoni’s government
How much does Lamoni spend per resident?
About $1,005 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 $1,005 was more than 60% of 802 Iowa cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Lamoni?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,982 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.75% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see lamoni-iowa.com.
Who runs Lamoni’s government?
See lamoni-iowa.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lamoni yet.
How did Lamoni vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 59.9%, Kamala D Harris 38.7% (1,047 votes, official results). Decatur County: Trump 72.7%, Harris 25.7%. Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%.
How many people work for Lamoni?
12 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $56,531 (about $678,372 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lamoni in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Amy Sinclair) and State House District 24 (Sam Wengryn). The House district also covers 24 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lamoni’s government
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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 →