Photo: Art davis · CC BY-SA 4.0Hamilton spent less per resident in 2022 than 81% of similar cities
Hamilton’s city government spent $47,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $197 per resident. Water and other utilities ($16,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hamilton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$197 per resident in 2022: less than 81% of them
Hamilton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($197 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 $518, and the middle half spent $259–$751. Hamilton spent less than 81% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($11,000), 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; Hamilton itself left out).
About $197 per resident a year, or $0.54 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 40%.
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No trend yet
Hamilton reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Hamilton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hamilton Unified School District 390
Hamilton’s K–12 school district, shared with Janesville Township, Quincy Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,348 per pupil, $13,438 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.
Hamilton’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hamilton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Greenwood County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.7%2,299 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.8%541 votesOthers: 1.5% (44 votes).
Most votes in Greenwood County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Hamilton lies in Greenwood County. Every 2024 race in Greenwood County is on the county’s page.
Greenwood 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 Hamilton.
- 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.
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Questions about Hamilton’s government
How much does Hamilton spend per resident?
About $197 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $197 was less than 81% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Hamilton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hamilton yet.
How did Hamilton vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hamilton alone. Greenwood County, where 100% of Hamilton lies, voted Trump 79.7%, Harris 18.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hamilton?
0 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,704 (about $44,448 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hamilton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Mike Fagg) and State House District 13 (Duane Droge). The House district also covers 67 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 →