Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Fountain Run run?
Fountain Run’s city government spent $84,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $404 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Fountain Run didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Fountain Run is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Monroe County School District
Fountain Run’s K–12 school district, shared with Gamaliel, Tompkinsville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,103 per pupil, $9,232 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.
Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $404 per resident a year, or $1.11 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 57%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Fountain Run 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 Fountain Run yet
Every year of Fountain Run’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 →Who’s in charge in Fountain Run
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Fountain Run’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fountain Run alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Monroe County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican88.1%4,679 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat10.9%576 votesOthers: 1.0% (53 votes).
Most votes in Monroe County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Fountain Run lies in Monroe County. Every 2024 race in Monroe County is on the county’s page.
Monroe 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 Fountain Run.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Kentucky HouseState representatives
- 3Kentucky SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kentucky
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Fountain Run’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Fountain Run’s government
How much does Fountain Run spend per resident?
About $404 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Fountain Run didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $84,000.
Who runs Fountain Run’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fountain Run yet.
How did Fountain Run vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fountain Run alone. Monroe County, where 100% of Fountain Run lies, voted Trump 88.1%, Harris 10.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fountain Run?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,297 (about $39,564 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fountain Run in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Max Wise) and State House District 21 (Amy Neighbors). The House district also covers five 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 Fountain Run, 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 →