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Town Hall · McCamish Township

In McCamish Township, 84% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas

McCamish Township’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.

Election Day

Today

General election in Kansas.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$0
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$0
not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
0
full-time · 3 part-time · March payroll $127
Typical tax bill
$4,788
0.88% of home value · KS 1.29%

What stands out about how McCamish Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231

McCamish Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Edgerton, Gardner, Gardner Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in McCamish Township →
$13,601
per pupil · KS $14,966
5,895
students
$94 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,601 per pupil, $7,796 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 28%State 68%Federal 4%

Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for McCamish Township yet

The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and McCamish Township’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $4,788 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.88% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

McCamish Township$4,788
Richland Township$4,297
Gardner Township$4,221
Palmyra Township$3,783
Gardner$3,464
Kansas$2,798
Edgerton$2,639
$4,788
typical bill a year
0.88%
effective rate
$541,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at McCamish Township’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 McCamish Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in McCamish Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in McCamish Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check McCamish Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for McCamish Township yet.
Elections · 2024 general election

How McCamish Township voted in 2024

Official results for McCamish Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President646 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican69.2%447 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat28.5%184 votes

Others: 2.3% (15 votes).

Most votes in McCamish Township: Donald J Trump

Johnson County: Harris 53.4%, Trump 44.9% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%

Turnout
84%

of McCamish Township’s 773 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Kansas: 62%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. House · Kansas’s 3rd District393,333 votes
Sharice DavidsDemocrat53.4%
Prasanth ReddyRepublican42.6%
Others4.0%

Most votes in the district: Sharice Davids

Whole-district result

President, 2024: McCamish Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
McCamish Township69.2%28.5%2.3%646
Johnson County44.9%53.4%1.8%343,780
Kansas57.2%41.0%1.8%1,327,591
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents McCamish Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for McCamish Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Kansas HouseMcCamish Township is split between 3 districts
  3. 3
    Kansas SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How McCamish Township compares with the towns next door

McCamish Township’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $92 to $1,651 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Palmyra Township$92$3,783
Edgerton$1,651$2,639
Gardnerestimate$3,464
Gardner Townshipestimate$4,221
Richland Townshipestimate$4,297
McCamish Townshipestimate$4,788

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach McCamish Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about McCamish Township’s government

How much does McCamish Township spend per resident?

About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.

What is the property tax rate in McCamish Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,788 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.88% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs McCamish Township’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for McCamish Township yet.

How did McCamish Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 69.2%, Kamala D Harris 28.5% (646 votes, official results). Johnson County: Harris 53.4%, Trump 44.9%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.

How many people work for McCamish Township?

0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $127 (about $1,524 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents McCamish Township in the state legislature?

McCamish Township is split among 3 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 37 (Doug Shane). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about McCamish Township’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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 →