Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainHow is Brownell run?
Brownell’s city government spent $7,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $269 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Brownell didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Brownell is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $269 per resident a year, or $0.74 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 57%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Brownell 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 Brownell yet
Every year of Brownell’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 →full-time in March 2025, the same as 0 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Who’s in charge in Brownell
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brownell’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on nesscountychamber.com/brownell.htm ↗.
Western Plains Unified School District 106
Brownell’s K–12 school district, shared with Bazine, Highpoint Township, Nevada Township, Ransom, Utica and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,449 per pupil, $13,331 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.
Brownell’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Brownell alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ness County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican88.4%1,205 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat9.5%129 votesOthers: 2.1% (29 votes).
Most votes in Ness County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Brownell lies in Ness County. Every 2024 race in Ness County is on the county’s page.
Ness 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 Brownell.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: nesscountychamber.com/brownell.htm ↗
- 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 Brownell’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Brownell’s government
How much does Brownell spend per resident?
About $269 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Brownell didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $11,000.
Who runs Brownell’s government?
See nesscountychamber.com/brownell.htm for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brownell yet.
How did Brownell vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Brownell alone. Ness County, where 100% of Brownell lies, voted Trump 88.4%, Harris 9.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Brownell?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3,182 (about $38,184 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Brownell in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Tory Marie Blew) and State House District 118 (Jim Minnix). The House district also covers 62 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Brownell’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 Brownell, 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 →