Mahaska Rural High School #3 · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Mahaska spent less per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities
Mahaska’s city government spent $11,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $143 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Mahaska is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$143 per resident in 2022: less than 88% of them
Mahaska’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($143 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. Mahaska spent less than 88% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2,000), 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; Mahaska itself left out).
About $143 per resident a year, or $0.39 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 82%.
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No trend yet
Mahaska reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Mahaska
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Washington Co. Schools Unified School District 108
Mahaska’s K–12 school district, shared with Farmington Township, Greenleaf, Haddam, Haddam Township, Highland Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,804 per pupil, $10,166 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.
Mahaska’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mahaska alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Washington County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.8%2,263 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.7%396 votesOthers: 1.5% (41 votes).
Most votes in Washington County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Mahaska lies in Washington County. Every 2024 race in Washington County is on the county’s page.
Washington 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 Mahaska.
- 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 Mahaska’s government
How much does Mahaska spend per resident?
About $143 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 $143 was less than 88% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Mahaska’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mahaska yet.
How did Mahaska vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mahaska alone. Washington County, where 100% of Mahaska lies, voted Trump 83.8%, Harris 14.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mahaska?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $908 (about $10,896 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mahaska in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Elaine Bowers) and State House District 106 (Lisa Moser). The House district also covers 130 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 →