Photo: Paltron · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Weir run?
Weir’s city government spent $316,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $498 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Weir didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Weir is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $498 per resident a year, or $1.36 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Weir 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 Weir yet
Every year of Weir’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 →The typical homeowner pays $915 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.17% 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 Weir’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 Weir’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Weir →
Who’s in charge in Weir
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 634 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (634).
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.
Cherokee Unified School District 247
Weir’s K–12 school district, shared with Cherokee, McCune, Osage Township, West Mineral, Sheridan Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,720 per pupil, $11,399 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 Weir voted in 2024
Official results for Weir’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.4%131 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat36.4%79 votesOthers: 3.2% (7 votes).
Most votes in Weir: Donald J Trump
Cherokee County: Trump 75.5%, Harris 22.6% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
Most votes in the district: Derek Schmidt
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Weir, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weir | 60.4% | 36.4% | 3.2% | 217 |
| Cherokee County | 75.5% | 22.6% | 1.9% | 8,717 |
| 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 Weir.
- 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 Weir’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Weir’s government
How much does Weir spend per resident?
About $498 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Weir didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $450,000.
What is the property tax rate in Weir?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $915 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.17% 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 Weir’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Weir yet.
How did Weir vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 60.4%, Kamala D Harris 36.4% (217 votes, official results). Cherokee County: Trump 75.5%, Harris 22.6%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Weir?
1 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $10,448 (about $125,376 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Weir in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Tim Shallenburger) and State House District 1 (Dale Helwig). The House district also covers 27 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 Weir, 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 →