Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0In Seneca, 69% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas
Seneca’s city government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $633 per resident. Water and other utilities ($431,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Seneca is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $633 per resident a year, or $1.73 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$633 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Seneca’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($633 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 $516, and the middle half spent $249–$751. Seneca spent more than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($330,000), 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; Seneca itself left out).
No trend yet
Seneca reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, up from 15 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $2,529 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.08% 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 Seneca’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 Seneca’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Seneca →
Who’s in charge in Seneca
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Seneca’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on Seneca-Kansas.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 109 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,079).
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.
Nemaha Unified School District 115
Seneca’s K–12 school district, shared with Oneida, Richmond Township, Marion Township, Mitchell Township, Adams Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,772 per pupil, $9,711 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 Seneca voted in 2024
Official results for Seneca’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.8%886 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.8%237 votesOthers: 1.4% (16 votes).
Most votes in Seneca: Donald J Trump
Nemaha County: Trump 82.8%, Harris 15.8% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Seneca’s 1,651 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: Derek Schmidt
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Seneca, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca | 77.8% | 20.8% | 1.4% | 1,139 |
| Nemaha County | 82.8% | 15.8% | 1.4% | 5,620 |
| 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 Seneca.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: Seneca-Kansas.us ↗
- 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.
How Seneca compares with the towns next door
Seneca spent $633 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $267. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond Township | $267 | $4,078 |
| Mitchell Township | estimate | — |
| Seneca | $633 | $2,529 |
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 Seneca’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Seneca’s government
How much does Seneca spend per resident?
About $633 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 $633 was more than 62% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Seneca?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,529 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.08% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see Seneca-Kansas.us.
Who runs Seneca’s government?
See Seneca-Kansas.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Seneca yet.
How did Seneca vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 77.8%, Kamala D Harris 20.8% (1,139 votes, official results). Nemaha County: Trump 82.8%, Harris 15.8%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Seneca?
19 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $104,496 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Seneca in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Craig Bowser) and State House District 62 (Sean Willcott). The House district also covers 53 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Seneca’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; 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 →