How is Belpre run?
Belpre’s city government spent $44,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $449 per resident.
What stands out about how Belpre is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Macksville Unified School District 351
Belpre’s K–12 school district, shared with Clear Creek Township, Farmington Township, Lincoln Township, Lincoln Township, Macksville and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,440 per pupil, $15,451 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.
About $449 per resident a year, or $1.23 a day
Day-to-day services only.
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No comparison for Belpre yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Belpre’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2023; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 4300% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Belpre 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: $0 · 2023: $449. Per resident it went from $0 to $449 (up 44800%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 81 to 98.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $271 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% 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 Belpre’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 Belpre’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Belpre →
Who’s in charge in Belpre
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Belpre’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Belpre alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Edwards County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.1%1,042 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.8%213 votesOthers: 1.1% (14 votes).
Most votes in Edwards County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Belpre lies in Edwards County. Every 2024 race in Edwards County is on the county’s page.
Edwards 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 Belpre.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Belpre’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Belpre’s government
How much does Belpre spend per resident?
About $449 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Belpre?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $271 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Belpre’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Belpre yet.
How did Belpre vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Belpre alone. Edwards County, where 100% of Belpre lies, voted Trump 82.1%, Harris 16.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Belpre?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,751 (about $21,012 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Belpre in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Tory Marie Blew) and State House District 115 (Gary White). The House district also covers 52 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 →