Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Pippa Passes run?
Pippa Passes’ city government spent $53,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $91 per resident.
What stands out about how Pippa Passes is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Knott County School District
Pippa Passes’ K–12 school district, shared with Hindman. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,342 per pupil, $9,403 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 $91 per resident a year, or $0.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 60%.
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No comparison or trend for Pippa Passes yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Pippa Passes’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Pippa Passes
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pippa Passes’ votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pippa Passes alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Knott County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.8%4,732 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.7%1,181 votesOthers: 1.5% (90 votes).
Most votes in Knott County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Pippa Passes lies in Knott County. Every 2024 race in Knott County is on the county’s page.
Knott 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 Pippa Passes.
- 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.
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Questions about Pippa Passes’ government
How much does Pippa Passes spend per resident?
About $91 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who runs Pippa Passes’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pippa Passes yet.
How did Pippa Passes vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pippa Passes alone. Knott County, where 100% of Pippa Passes lies, voted Trump 78.8%, Harris 19.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pippa Passes?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,436 (about $29,232 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pippa Passes in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Scott Madon) and State House District 92 (John Blanton). The House district also covers four 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 →