In Holcomb, 75% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas
Holcomb’s city government spent $462,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $226 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Holcomb didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Holcomb is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $226 per resident a year, or $0.62 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Holcomb 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 Holcomb yet
Every year of Holcomb’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 →The typical homeowner pays $3,237 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.40% 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 Holcomb’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 Holcomb’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Holcomb →
Who’s in charge in Holcomb
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Holcomb’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofholcomb.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 204 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,042).
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.
Holcomb Unified School District 363
Holcomb’s K–12 school district, shared with Sherlock Township, Terry Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,383 per pupil, $8,613 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.
How Holcomb voted in 2024
Official results for Holcomb’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.7%779 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.6%206 votesOthers: 1.7% (17 votes).
Most votes in Holcomb: Donald J Trump
Finney County: Trump 66.5%, Harris 31.8% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Holcomb’s 1,342 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: Holcomb, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holcomb | 77.7% | 20.6% | 1.7% | 1,002 |
| Finney County | 66.5% | 31.8% | 1.8% | 10,782 |
| 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 Holcomb.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofholcomb.org ↗
- 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 Holcomb’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Holcomb’s government
How much does Holcomb spend per resident?
About $226 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Holcomb didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Holcomb?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,237 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.40% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofholcomb.org.
Who runs Holcomb’s government?
See cityofholcomb.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Holcomb yet.
How did Holcomb vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 77.7%, Kamala D Harris 20.6% (1,002 votes, official results). Finney County: Trump 66.5%, Harris 31.8%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Holcomb?
10 full-time and 24 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $53,164 (about $637,968 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Holcomb in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Bill Clifford) and State House District 122 (Lon Pishny). The House district also covers 43 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Holcomb’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 (for Holcomb, 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 →