How is Labette run?
Labette’s city government spent $16,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $242 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Labette didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Labette is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Labette County Unified School District 506
Labette’s K–12 school district, shared with Altamont, Bartlett, Canada Township, Edna, Elm Grove Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,681 per pupil, $8,211 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.
About $242 per resident a year, or $0.66 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Labette 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 Labette yet
Every year of Labette’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 Labette
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Labette’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Labette alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Labette County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.3%5,410 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat30.1%2,385 votesOthers: 1.6% (126 votes).
Most votes in Labette County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Labette lies in Labette County. Every 2024 race in Labette County is on the county’s page.
Labette 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 Labette.
- 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 Labette’s government
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Questions about Labette’s government
How much does Labette spend per resident?
About $242 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Labette didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $29,000.
Who runs Labette’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Labette yet.
How did Labette vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Labette alone. Labette County, where 100% of Labette lies, voted Trump 68.3%, Harris 30.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Labette?
0 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $230 (about $2,760 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Labette in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Virgil Peck) and State House District 7 (Dan Goddard). The House district also covers 20 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 Labette, 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 →