Grant School · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Ionia spent less per resident in 2022 than 83% of similar cities
Ionia’s town government spent $7,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $80 per resident.
What stands out about how Ionia is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$80 per resident in 2022: less than 83% of them
Ionia’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($80 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 $139–$618. Ionia spent less than 83% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5,000), 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; Ionia itself left out).
About $80 per resident a year, or $0.22 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 71%.
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No trend yet
Ionia reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Ionia
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cole Camp R-I School District
Ionia’s K–12 school district, shared with Cole Camp. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,093 per pupil, $6,291 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.
Ionia’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ionia alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Benton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.2%8,526 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.1%2,166 votesOthers: 0.7% (77 votes).
Most votes in Benton County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Ionia lies in Benton County; the rest in Pettis County. Every 2024 race in Benton County is on the county’s page.
Benton 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 Ionia.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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 Ionia’s government
How much does Ionia spend per resident?
About $80 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $80 was less than 83% of 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Ionia’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ionia yet.
How did Ionia vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ionia alone. Benton County, where 100% of Ionia lies, voted Trump 79.2%, Harris 20.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ionia?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,936 (about $23,232 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ionia in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Sandy Crawford) and State House District 57 (Rodger Reedy). The House district also covers nine 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 →