Photo: Abe Ezekowitz · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Galena run?
Galena’s city government spent $3.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,131 per resident. Water and other utilities ($836,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Galena is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,131 per resident a year, or $3.10 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 29%.
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No comparison or trend for Galena yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Galena’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $747 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.95% 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 Galena’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.
Tax bills are one input to Galena’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Galena →
Who’s in charge in Galena
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 125 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 (2,747).
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.
Galena Unified School District 499
Galena’s K–12 school district, shared with Lowell Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,875 per pupil, $9,831 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.
Riverton Unified School District 404 · $15,861 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Galena voted in 2024
Official results for Galena’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.6%744 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.8%241 votesOthers: 2.6% (26 votes).
Most votes in Galena: Donald J Trump
Cherokee County: Trump 75.5%, Harris 22.6% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Galena’s 2,225 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: Derek Schmidt
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Galena, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galena | 73.6% | 23.8% | 2.6% | 1,011 |
| Cherokee County | 75.5% | 22.6% | 1.9% | 8,717 |
| 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 Galena.
- 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.
How Galena compares with the towns next door
Galena’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. None of its neighbors reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Township | estimate | $1,441 |
| Lowell Township | estimate | $1,137 |
| Galena | estimate | $747 |
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 Galena’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Galena’s government
How much does Galena spend per resident?
About $1,131 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Galena?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $747 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.95% 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 Galena’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Galena yet.
How did Galena vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 73.6%, Kamala D Harris 23.8% (1,011 votes, official results). Cherokee County: Trump 75.5%, Harris 22.6%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Galena?
22 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $80,758 (about $969,096 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Galena in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Tim Shallenburger) and State House District 1 (Dale Helwig). The House district also covers 27 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 →