Kenworthy Hall · Photo: RuralSWAlabama · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Marion run?
Marion’s city government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $434 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Marion didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Marion is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Perry County School District
Marion’s K–12 school district, shared with Uniontown. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,605 per pupil, $9,155 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.
Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $434 per resident a year, or $1.19 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 69%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Marion didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Marion yet
Every year of Marion’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 Marion
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Marion’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on marionalabama.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 79 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,934).
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.
Marion’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Marion alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Perry County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat71.1%3,174 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican28.4%1,269 votesOthers: 0.5% (22 votes).
Most votes in Perry County: Kamala D Harris
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Marion lies in Perry County. Every 2024 race in Perry County is on the county’s page.
Perry 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 Marion.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: marionalabama.org ↗
- 2Alabama HouseState representatives
- 3Alabama SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alabama
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Marion’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Marion’s government
How much does Marion spend per resident?
About $434 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Marion didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.3 million.
Who runs Marion’s government?
See marionalabama.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Marion yet.
How did Marion vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Marion alone. Perry County, where 100% of Marion lies, voted Harris 71.1%, Trump 28.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Marion?
37 full-time and 28 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $136,873 (about $1.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Marion in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Rob Stewart) and State House District 67 (Prince Chestnut). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Marion’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Marion, 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 →