Waldo spent less per resident in 2022 than 97% of similar cities
Waldo’s city government spent $2,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $69 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Waldo is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$69 per resident in 2022: less than 97% of them
Waldo’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($69 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 $518, and the middle half spent $259–$751. Waldo spent less than 97% of 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; Waldo itself left out).
About $69 per resident a year, or $0.19 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
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No trend yet
Waldo reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Waldo
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Paradise Unified School District 399
Waldo’s K–12 school district, shared with Liberty Township, Natoma, Natoma Township, Paradise, Round Mound Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $26,351 per pupil, $17,124 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.
Waldo’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Waldo alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Russell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.7%2,632 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.4%608 votesOthers: 1.8% (61 votes).
Most votes in Russell County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Waldo lies in Russell County. Every 2024 race in Russell County is on the county’s page.
Russell 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 Waldo.
- 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 Waldo’s government
How much does Waldo spend per resident?
About $69 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 $69 was less than 97% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Waldo’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Waldo yet.
How did Waldo vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Waldo alone. Russell County, where 100% of Waldo lies, voted Trump 79.7%, Harris 18.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Waldo?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $424 (about $5,088 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Waldo in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Elaine Bowers) and State House District 109 (Troy Waymaster). The House district also covers 115 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; 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 →