Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0In Dighton, 99% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas
Dighton’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Dighton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Dighton Unified School District 482
Dighton’s K–12 school district, shared with Alamota Township, White Rock Township, Dighton Township, Wilson Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,939 per pupil, $9,910 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.
$658 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Dighton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($658 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $516, and the middle half spent $249–$751. Dighton spent more than 65% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($27,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Dighton itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 100% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Dighton 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: $658 · 2024: $0.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,871 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 Dighton’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 Dighton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Dighton →
Who’s in charge in Dighton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Dighton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on DightonKansas.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 239 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (956).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Dighton voted in 2024
Official results for Dighton’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.9%413 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.9%75 votesOthers: 3.2% (16 votes).
Most votes in Dighton: Donald J Trump
Lane County: Trump 84.1%, Harris 13.2% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Dighton’s 510 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: Tracey Mann
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Dighton, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dighton | 81.9% | 14.9% | 3.2% | 504 |
| Lane County | 84.1% | 13.2% | 2.7% | 843 |
| 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 Dighton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: DightonKansas.com ↗
- 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 Dighton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Dighton’s government
How much does Dighton spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $658 was more than 65% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Dighton’s government?
See DightonKansas.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dighton yet.
How did Dighton vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 81.9%, Kamala D Harris 14.9% (504 votes, official results). Lane County: Trump 84.1%, Harris 13.2%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Dighton?
4 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $21,689 (about $260,268 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Dighton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Bill Clifford) 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 Dighton’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; 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 →