Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is St. Mary run?
St. Mary’s city government spent $231,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $670 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: St. Mary didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how St. Mary is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $670 per resident a year, or $1.84 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 50%.
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St. Mary 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 St. Mary yet
Every year of St. Mary’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 St. Mary
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 173 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 (345).
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.
Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District
St. Mary’s K–12 school district, shared with Bloomsdale, Ste. Genevieve. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,793 per pupil, $7,836 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.
St. Mary’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for St. Mary alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ste. Genevieve County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.9%7,031 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.9%2,629 votesOthers: 1.2% (116 votes).
Most votes in Ste. Genevieve County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of St. Mary lies in Ste. Genevieve County. Every 2024 race in Ste. Genevieve County is on the county’s page.
Ste. Genevieve 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 St. Mary.
- 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.
Reach St. Mary’s government
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Questions about St. Mary’s government
How much does St. Mary spend per resident?
About $670 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (St. Mary didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $381,000.
Who runs St. Mary’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for St. Mary yet.
How did St. Mary vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for St. Mary alone. Ste. Genevieve County, where 100% of St. Mary lies, voted Trump 71.9%, Harris 26.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for St. Mary?
2 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,896 (about $82,752 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents St. Mary in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Mike Henderson) and State House District 145 (Bryant Wolfin). The House district also covers six 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 St. Mary, 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 →