Cottonwood Creek Bridge · Photo: Robstutz · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Ismay run?
Ismay’s town government spent $5,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $263 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Ismay didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Ismay is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Custer County High School District
Ismay’s high school district, shared with Miles City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,589 per pupil, $7,744 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.
Montana districts overall: 44% local, 39% state, 17% federal.
Trail Creek Elementary School District · $29,750 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $263 per resident a year, or $0.72 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Ismay 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 Ismay yet
Every year of Ismay’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 →Who’s in charge in Ismay
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ismay’s votes are counted by county
Montana reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ismay alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Custer County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.6%4,208 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.9%1,385 votesOthers: 3.5% (204 votes).
Most votes in Custer County: Donald J Trump
Montana: Trump 58.4%, Harris 38.5%
100% of Ismay lies in Custer County. Every 2024 race in Custer County is on the county’s page.
Custer 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 Ismay.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Montana HouseState representatives
- 3Montana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Montana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Ismay’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Ismay’s government
How much does Ismay spend per resident?
About $263 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Ismay didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5,000.
Who runs Ismay’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ismay yet.
How did Ismay vote in 2024?
Montana counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ismay alone. Custer County, where 100% of Ismay lies, voted Trump 72.6%, Harris 23.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ismay?
0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $306 (about $3,672 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ismay in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Bob Phalen) and State House District 34 (Jerry Schillinger). The House district also covers seven 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 Ismay, 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 →