Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0In Syracuse, 74% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas
Syracuse’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Syracuse is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Syracuse Unified School District 494
Syracuse’s K–12 school district, shared with Bear Creek Township, Coolidge, Coolidge Township, Kendall Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,297 per pupil, $10,308 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.
No comparison or trend for Syracuse yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Syracuse’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 →full-time in March 2025, down from 8 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,712 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.42% 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 Syracuse’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 Syracuse’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Syracuse →
Who’s in charge in Syracuse
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 272 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 (1,631).
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.
How Syracuse voted in 2024
Official results for Syracuse’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.1%518 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.7%113 votesOthers: 1.3% (8 votes).
Most votes in Syracuse: Donald J Trump
Hamilton County: Trump 82.3%, Harris 16.1% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Syracuse’s 862 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: Tracey Mann
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Syracuse, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 81.1% | 17.7% | 1.3% | 639 |
| Hamilton County | 82.3% | 16.1% | 1.6% | 815 |
| 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 Syracuse.
- 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 Syracuse’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Syracuse’s government
How much does Syracuse 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 Syracuse?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,712 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.42% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Syracuse’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Syracuse yet.
How did Syracuse vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 81.1%, Kamala D Harris 17.7% (639 votes, official results). Hamilton County: Trump 82.3%, Harris 16.1%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Syracuse?
6 full-time and 21 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $37,504 (about $450,048 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Syracuse in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Bill Clifford) and State House District 124 (Marty Long). The House district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Syracuse’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 →