Long Island School · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0How is Long Island run?
Long Island’s city government spent $36,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $300 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Long Island didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Long Island is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $300 per resident a year, or $0.82 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 89%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Long Island 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 Long Island yet
Every year of Long Island’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 →full-time in March 2025, the same as 0 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,321 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.68% 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 Long Island’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 Long Island’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Long Island →
Who’s in charge in Long Island
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Northern Valley Unified School District 212
Long Island’s K–12 school district, shared with Almena, Granite Township, Long Island Township, Almena-District 4 Township, Prairie View Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,038 per pupil, $10,730 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 Long Island voted in 2024
Official results for Long Island’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.8%63 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.9%14 votesOthers: 1.3% (1 votes).
Most votes in Long Island: Donald J Trump
Phillips County: Trump 85.8%, Harris 12.0% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
Most votes in the district: Tracey Mann
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Long Island, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island | 80.8% | 17.9% | 1.3% | 78 |
| Phillips County | 85.8% | 12.0% | 2.2% | 2,747 |
| 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 Long Island.
- 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 Long Island’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Long Island’s government
How much does Long Island spend per resident?
About $300 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Long Island didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $91,000.
What is the property tax rate in Long Island?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,321 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.68% 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 Long Island’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Long Island yet.
How did Long Island vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 80.8%, Kamala D Harris 17.9% (78 votes, official results). Phillips County: Trump 85.8%, Harris 12.0%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Long Island?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $5,077 (about $60,924 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Long Island in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Rick Billinger) and State House District 110 (Ken Rahjes). The House district also covers 81 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Long Island’s government
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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 Long Island, 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 →