How is Seward run?
Seward’s city government spent $24,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $387 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Seward didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Seward is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $387 per resident a year, or $1.06 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 12%.
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Seward 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 Seward yet
Every year of Seward’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 Seward
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Macksville Unified School District 351
Seward’s K–12 school district, shared with Belpre, Clear Creek Township, Farmington Township, Lincoln Township, Lincoln Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,440 per pupil, $15,451 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.
Seward’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Seward alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Stafford County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.1%1,548 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.1%326 votesOthers: 1.8% (35 votes).
Most votes in Stafford County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Seward lies in Stafford County. Every 2024 race in Stafford County is on the county’s page.
Stafford 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 Seward.
- 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 Seward’s government
How much does Seward spend per resident?
About $387 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Seward didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $150,000.
Who runs Seward’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Seward yet.
How did Seward vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Seward alone. Stafford County, where 100% of Seward lies, voted Trump 81.1%, Harris 17.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Seward?
0 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,450 (about $17,400 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Seward in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Tory Marie Blew) and State House District 113 (Brett Fairchild). The House district also covers 91 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 Seward, 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 →