Photo: Keith Snyder · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Stella run?
Stella’s town government spent $34,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $222 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Stella didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Stella is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $222 per resident a year, or $0.61 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 41%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Stella 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 Stella yet
Every year of Stella’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 →The typical homeowner pays $396 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Stella’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Stella’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Stella →
Who’s in charge in Stella
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
East Newton County R-VI School District
Stella’s K–12 school district, shared with Fairview, Granby, Newtonia, Ritchey, Stark City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $9,905 per pupil, $5,572 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.
Stella’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Stella alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Newton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.8%22,923 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.2%5,867 votesOthers: 1.1% (307 votes).
Most votes in Newton County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Stella lies in Newton County. Every 2024 race in Newton County is on the county’s page.
Newton 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 Stella.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Missouri HouseState representativesDistrict 159
- 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 Stella’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Stella’s government
How much does Stella spend per resident?
About $222 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Stella didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $46,000.
Who runs Stella’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Stella yet.
How did Stella vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Stella alone. Newton County, where 100% of Stella lies, voted Trump 78.8%, Harris 20.2% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Stella in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Jill Carter) and State House District 159. The House district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Stella’s government
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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 Stella, 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 →