Photo: Halisdarkstone · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Anthony run?
Anthony’s city government spent $3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,462 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Anthony didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Anthony is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,462 per resident a year, or $4.01 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Anthony didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Anthony yet
Every year of Anthony’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 25 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,308 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.90% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Anthony’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 Anthony’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Anthony →
Who’s in charge in Anthony
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Anthony’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on anthonykansas.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 81 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 2024 finance file (2,033).
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.
Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361
Anthony’s K–12 school district, shared with Bluff City, Danville, Harper, Township 3, Waldron and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,375 per pupil, $10,320 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.
Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Anthony voted in 2024
Official results for Anthony’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.9%747 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.7%175 votesOthers: 1.4% (13 votes).
Most votes in Anthony: Donald J Trump
Harper County: Trump 81.1%, Harris 17.1% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Anthony’s 1,532 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Kansas: 62%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Ron Estes
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Anthony, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony | 79.9% | 18.7% | 1.4% | 935 |
| Harper County | 81.1% | 17.1% | 1.8% | 2,555 |
| Kansas | 57.2% | 41.0% | 1.8% | 1,327,591 |
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 Anthony.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: anthonykansas.org ↗
- 2Kansas HouseState representatives
- 3Kansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Anthony’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Anthony’s government
How much does Anthony spend per resident?
About $1,462 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Anthony didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Anthony?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,308 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.90% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see anthonykansas.org.
Who runs Anthony’s government?
See anthonykansas.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Anthony yet.
How did Anthony vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 79.9%, Kamala D Harris 18.7% (935 votes, official results). Harper County: Trump 81.1%, Harris 17.1%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Anthony?
25 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $130,694 (about $1.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Anthony in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Larry Alley) and State House District 116 (Kyle Hoffman). The House district also covers 70 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Anthony’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 (for Anthony, 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 →