How is Carlton run?
Carlton’s city government spent $12,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $300 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Carlton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Carlton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Chapman Unified School District 473
Carlton’s K–12 school district, shared with Center Township, Chapman, Enterprise, Flora Township, Fragrant Hill Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,107 per pupil, $8,408 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 $300 per resident a year, or $0.82 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 58%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Carlton 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 Carlton yet
Every year of Carlton’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,188 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Carlton’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 Carlton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Carlton →
Who’s in charge in Carlton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Carlton’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Carlton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dickinson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.7%7,014 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.8%1,989 votesOthers: 1.5% (141 votes).
Most votes in Dickinson County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Carlton lies in Dickinson County. Every 2024 race in Dickinson County is on the county’s page.
Dickinson 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 Carlton.
- 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 Carlton’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Carlton’s government
How much does Carlton spend per resident?
About $300 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Carlton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $12,000.
Who runs Carlton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Carlton yet.
How did Carlton vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Carlton alone. Dickinson County, where 100% of Carlton lies, voted Trump 76.7%, Harris 21.8% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Carlton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Scott Hill) and State House District 70 (Greg Wilson). The House district also covers 45 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Carlton’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 Carlton, 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 →