How is Waldron run?
Waldron’s city government spent $5,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $500 per resident.
What stands out about how Waldron is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361
Waldron’s K–12 school district, shared with Anthony, Bluff City, Danville, Harper, Township 3 and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,375 per pupil, $10,320 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.
About $500 per resident a year, or $1.37 a day
Day-to-day services only.
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$500 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Waldron’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($500 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 $249–$751. Waldron spent less than 52% 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; Waldron itself left out).
No trend yet
Waldron reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Waldron
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Waldron’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Waldron alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Harper County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.1%2,072 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.1%437 votesOthers: 1.8% (46 votes).
Most votes in Harper County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Waldron lies in Harper County. Every 2024 race in Harper County is on the county’s page.
Harper 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 Waldron.
- 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 Waldron’s government
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Questions about Waldron’s government
How much does Waldron spend per resident?
About $500 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 $500 was less than 52% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Waldron’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Waldron yet.
How did Waldron vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Waldron alone. Harper County, where 100% of Waldron lies, voted Trump 81.1%, Harris 17.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Waldron?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $886 (about $10,632 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Waldron in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Larry Alley) and State House District 116 (Kyle Hoffman). The House district also covers 70 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 →