How is Penalosa run?
Penalosa’s city government spent $17,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $944 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Penalosa didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Penalosa is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Cunningham Unified School District 332
Penalosa’s K–12 school district, shared with Cunningham, Dresden Township, Kingman Township, Liberty Township, Nashville and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,757 per pupil, $11,091 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.
Kingman-Norwich Unified School District 331 · $15,269 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $944 per resident a year, or $2.59 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 88%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Penalosa 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 Penalosa yet
Every year of Penalosa’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 Penalosa
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Penalosa’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Penalosa alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kingman County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.0%3,119 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.1%753 votesOthers: 1.9% (75 votes).
Most votes in Kingman County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Penalosa lies in Kingman County. Every 2024 race in Kingman County is on the county’s page.
Kingman 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 Penalosa.
- 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 Penalosa’s government
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Questions about Penalosa’s government
How much does Penalosa spend per resident?
About $944 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Penalosa didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $19,000.
Who runs Penalosa’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Penalosa yet.
How did Penalosa vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Penalosa alone. Kingman County, where 100% of Penalosa lies, voted Trump 79.0%, Harris 19.1% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Penalosa in the state legislature?
State Senate District 34 (Mike Murphy) and State House District 114 (Kevin Schwertfeger). The House district also covers 73 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 Penalosa, 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 →