E. W. Norris Service Station · Photo: ExploreNCKS · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Glen Elder run?
Glen Elder’s city government spent $217,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $517 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Glen Elder didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Glen Elder is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $517 per resident a year, or $1.42 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 65%.
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Glen Elder 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 Glen Elder yet
Every year of Glen Elder’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 →Who’s in charge in Glen Elder
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Glen Elder’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on glenelder.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 105 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (420).
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.
Waconda Unified School District 272
Glen Elder’s K–12 school district, shared with Carr Creek Township, Cawker City, Cawker Township, Downs, Glen Elder Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,141 per pupil, $11,792 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.
Glen Elder’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Glen Elder alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mitchell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.2%2,608 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.6%528 votesOthers: 1.1% (36 votes).
Most votes in Mitchell County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Glen Elder lies in Mitchell County. Every 2024 race in Mitchell County is on the county’s page.
Mitchell 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 Glen Elder.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: glenelder.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 Glen Elder’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Glen Elder’s government
How much does Glen Elder spend per resident?
About $517 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Glen Elder didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $310,000.
Who runs Glen Elder’s government?
See glenelder.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Glen Elder yet.
How did Glen Elder vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Glen Elder alone. Mitchell County, where 100% of Glen Elder lies, voted Trump 82.2%, Harris 16.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Glen Elder?
4 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $23,203 (about $278,436 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Glen Elder in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Elaine Bowers) and State House District 107 (Dawn Wolf). The House district also covers 69 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 (for Glen Elder, 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 →