How is Covert Township run?
Who represents Covert Township, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Covert Township voted.
What stands out about how Covert Township is run
Read from the town’s official records.
Osborne County Unified School District 392
Covert Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Alton, Hancock Township, Independence Township, Lawrence Township, Osborne and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,953 per pupil, $10,508 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.
Paradise Unified School District 399 · $26,351 per pupil
Sylvan Grove Unified School District 299 · $15,514 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Covert Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
How Covert Township voted in 2024
Official results for Covert Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican100.0%4 votesMost votes in Covert Township: Donald J Trump
Osborne County: Trump 83.3%, Harris 14.7% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
Most votes in the district: Tracey Mann
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Covert Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covert Township | 100.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| Osborne County | 83.3% | 2.0% | 1,774 |
| Kansas | 57.2% | 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: 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 Covert Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
How Covert Township compares with the towns next door
Covert Township’s own figures are not in the Census files, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Valley Township | estimate | — |
| Victor Township | estimate | — |
| Independence Township | estimate | — |
| Winfield Township | estimate | — |
| Covert Township | estimate | — |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Covert Township’s government
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Questions about Covert Township’s government
Who runs Covert Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Covert Township yet.
How did Covert Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 100.0% (4 votes, official results). Osborne County: Trump 83.3%, Harris 14.7%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
Who represents Covert Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Elaine Bowers) and State House District 109 (Troy Waymaster). The House district also covers 115 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 →