Grant County Courthouse District · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0How is Ulysses run?
Ulysses’ city government spent $5.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,010 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Ulysses didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Ulysses is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,010 per resident a year, or $2.77 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 21%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Ulysses 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 Ulysses yet
Every year of Ulysses’ 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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,714 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.76% 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 Ulysses’ 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 Ulysses’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ulysses →
Who’s in charge in Ulysses
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ulysses’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofulysses.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 177 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (5,659).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Ulysses Unified School District 214
Ulysses’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,012 per pupil, $7,937 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 Ulysses voted in 2024
Official results for Ulysses’ own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.6%1,358 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.0%345 votesOthers: 1.4% (25 votes).
Most votes in Ulysses: Donald J Trump
Grant County: Trump 80.8%, Harris 17.8% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Ulysses’ 2,766 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: Ulysses, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses | 78.6% | 20.0% | 1.4% | 1,728 |
| Grant County | 80.8% | 17.8% | 1.4% | 2,220 |
| 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 Ulysses.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofulysses.com ↗
- 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 Ulysses’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ulysses’ government
How much does Ulysses spend per resident?
About $1,010 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Ulysses didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $7.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Ulysses?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,714 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.76% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofulysses.com.
Who runs Ulysses’ government?
See cityofulysses.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ulysses yet.
How did Ulysses vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 78.6%, Kamala D Harris 20.0% (1,728 votes, official results). Grant County: Trump 80.8%, Harris 17.8%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Ulysses?
32 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $184,929 (about $2.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Ulysses 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 Ulysses’ government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Ulysses, 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 →