Photo: Sam Beebe · CC BY 2.0How is Stanley run?
Stanley’s city government spent $555,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $8,162 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Stanley didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Stanley is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Challis Joint School District 181
Stanley’s K–12 school district, shared with Challis, Clayton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,249 per pupil, $8,423 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.
Idaho districts overall: 21% local, 67% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $8,162 per resident a year, or $22.36 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Stanley didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Stanley yet
Every year of Stanley’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Stanley
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Stanley’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on stanley.id.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 68 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 (68).
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.
Stanley’s votes are counted by county
Idaho reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Stanley alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Custer County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.4%1,998 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.1%586 votesOthers: 2.5% (66 votes).
Most votes in Custer County: Donald J Trump
Idaho: Trump 66.9%, Harris 30.4%
100% of Stanley lies in Custer County. Every 2024 race in Custer County is on the county’s page.
Custer 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 Stanley.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: stanley.id.gov ↗
- 2Idaho HouseState representatives
- 3Idaho SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Idaho
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Stanley’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Stanley’s government
How much does Stanley spend per resident?
About $8,162 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Stanley didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $659,000.
Who runs Stanley’s government?
See stanley.id.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Stanley yet.
How did Stanley vote in 2024?
Idaho counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Stanley alone. Custer County, where 100% of Stanley lies, voted Trump 75.4%, Harris 22.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Stanley?
1 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $11,087 (about $133,044 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Stanley in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Christy Zito) and State House District 8 (Faye Thompson and Rob Beiswenger). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Stanley’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 (for Stanley, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →