In Mission, 65% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas
Mission’s city government spent $15.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,550 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mission didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mission is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Who’s in charge in Mission
From public records with a current term; a name is hidden the day its term ends.
Council members and agencies: missionks.org ↗
Mission’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on missionks.org ↗.
About $1,550 per resident a year, or $4.25 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mission didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Mission yet
Every year of Mission’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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, down from 68 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $3,765 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.30% 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 Mission’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.
Tax bills are one input to Mission’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mission →
One full-time city employee for every 156 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (9,813).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District
Mission’s K–12 school district, shared with Fairway, Merriam, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Prairie Village and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,332 per pupil, $8,167 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 Mission voted in 2024
Official results for Mission’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat67.4%3,751 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican30.9%1,719 votesOthers: 1.8% (98 votes).
Most votes in Mission: Kamala D Harris
Johnson County: Harris 53.4%, Trump 44.9% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Mission’s 8,517 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: Sharice Davids
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Mission, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission | 67.4% | 30.9% | 1.8% | 5,568 |
| Johnson County | 53.4% | 44.9% | 1.8% | 343,780 |
| Kansas | 41.0% | 57.2% | 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 Mission.
- 1Your cityMayorSollie Floraas listed by Open States, October 9, 2026
- 2Kansas HouseMission is split between 2 districts
- 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.
How Mission compares with the towns next door
Mission’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $588 to $900 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie Village | $588 | $4,961 |
| Fairway | $786 | $7,192 |
| Overland Park | $900 | $4,364 |
| Roeland Park | estimate | $3,671 |
| Mission | estimate | $3,765 |
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 Mission’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Mission’s government
How much does Mission spend per resident?
About $1,550 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Mission didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $17.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Mission?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,765 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.30% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see missionks.org.
Who is the mayor of Mission?
Sollie Flora, as listed by Open States (checked October 9, 2026). The council and agencies are listed on missionks.org.
How did Mission vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 67.4%, Donald J Trump 30.9% (5,568 votes, official results). Johnson County: Harris 53.4%, Trump 44.9%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Mission?
63 full-time and 110 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $521,508 (about $6.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mission in the state legislature?
Mission is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 7 (Ethan Corson). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mission’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 Mission, 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 →