Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Company-Box Canyon Viaduct · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Kahlotus run?
Kahlotus’ city government spent $160,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $833 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Kahlotus didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Kahlotus is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $833 per resident a year, or $2.28 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 29%.
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Kahlotus 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 Kahlotus yet
Every year of Kahlotus’ 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 Kahlotus
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Kahlotus School District
Kahlotus’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $52,958 per pupil, $31,500 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.
Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Kahlotus’ votes are counted by county
Washington reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Kahlotus alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Franklin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.8%19,044 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.3%11,881 votesOthers: 2.9% (925 votes).
Most votes in Franklin County: Donald J Trump
Washington: Harris 57.2%, Trump 39.0%
100% of Kahlotus lies in Franklin County. Every 2024 race in Franklin County is on the county’s page.
Franklin 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 Kahlotus.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Washington HouseState representatives
- 3Washington SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Washington
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Kahlotus’ government
How much does Kahlotus spend per resident?
About $833 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Kahlotus didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $439,000.
Who runs Kahlotus’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Kahlotus yet.
How did Kahlotus vote in 2024?
Washington counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Kahlotus alone. Franklin County, where 100% of Kahlotus lies, voted Trump 59.8%, Harris 37.3% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Kahlotus in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Perry Dozier) and State House District 16 (Mark Klicker and Skyler Rude). The House district also covers 10 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 Kahlotus, 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 →