Palace Theater · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0In Kinsley, 66% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas
Kinsley’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 Kinsley is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Kinsley-Offerle Unified School District 347
Kinsley’s K–12 school district, shared with Jackson Township, Logan Township, Offerle, Trenton Township, Kinsley Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,403 per pupil, $11,272 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.
No comparison for Kinsley yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Kinsley’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is down 100% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Kinsley 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: $0 · 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 $1,100 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.61% 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 Kinsley’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 Kinsley’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Kinsley →
Who’s in charge in Kinsley
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 115 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 2024 finance file (1,374).
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 Kinsley voted in 2024
Official results for Kinsley’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.1%448 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.7%126 votesOthers: 1.2% (7 votes).
Most votes in Kinsley: Donald J Trump
Edwards County: Trump 82.1%, Harris 16.8% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Kinsley’s 887 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: Ron Estes
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Kinsley, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsley | 77.1% | 21.7% | 1.2% | 581 |
| Edwards County | 82.1% | 16.8% | 1.1% | 1,269 |
| 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 Kinsley.
- 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.
Reach Kinsley’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Kinsley’s government
How much does Kinsley 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.
What is the property tax rate in Kinsley?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,100 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.61% 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 Kinsley’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Kinsley yet.
How did Kinsley vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 77.1%, Kamala D Harris 21.7% (581 votes, official results). Edwards County: Trump 82.1%, Harris 16.8%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Kinsley?
12 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $44,598 (about $535,176 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Kinsley in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Tory Marie Blew) and State House District 115 (Gary White). The House district also covers 52 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 →