How is Ethel run?
Ethel’s city government spent $14,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $233 per resident.
What stands out about how Ethel is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $233 per resident a year, or $0.64 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 86%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$233 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Ethel’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($233 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $322, and the middle half spent $137–$618. Ethel spent less than 61% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($12,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Ethel itself left out).
No trend yet
Ethel reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Ethel
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Macon County R-IV School District
Ethel’s K–12 school district, shared with New Cambria. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,846 per pupil, $12,802 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.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Ethel’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ethel alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Macon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.4%6,300 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.9%1,481 votesOthers: 0.7% (58 votes).
Most votes in Macon County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Ethel lies in Macon County. Every 2024 race in Macon County is on the county’s page.
Macon 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 Ethel.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Ethel’s government
How much does Ethel spend per resident?
About $233 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $233 was less than 61% of 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Ethel’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ethel yet.
How did Ethel vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ethel alone. Macon County, where 100% of Ethel lies, voted Trump 80.4%, Harris 18.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ethel?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $195 (about $2,340 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ethel in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Cindy O'Laughlin) and State House District 6 (Ed Lewis). The House district also covers 14 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 →