Photo: Camerafiend · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Newport run?
Newport’s town government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,511 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Newport didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Newport is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Red Clay Consolidated School District
Newport’s K–12 school district, shared with Elsmere, Wilmington. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,294 per pupil, $12,074 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.
Delaware districts overall: 32% local, 57% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,511 per resident a year, or $4.14 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 62%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Newport 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 Newport yet
Every year of Newport’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 $1,706 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Delaware.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Newport’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 Newport’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Newport →
Who’s in charge in Newport
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Newport’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on newport.delaware.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 73 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 2022 finance file (874).
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.
Newport’s votes are counted by county
Delaware reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Newport alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are New Castle County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat65.5%180,700 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican32.9%90,868 votesOthers: 1.6% (4,349 votes).
Most votes in New Castle County: Kamala D Harris
Delaware: Harris 56.5%, Trump 41.8%
100% of Newport lies in New Castle County. Every 2024 race in New Castle County is on the county’s page.
New Castle 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
Newport sends 4 representatives to the Delaware House alone.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: newport.delaware.gov ↗
- 2Delaware HouseNewport is split between 4 districts
- 3Delaware SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Delaware
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Newport’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Newport’s government
How much does Newport spend per resident?
About $1,511 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Newport didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Newport?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,706 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Delaware. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see newport.delaware.gov.
Who runs Newport’s government?
See newport.delaware.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Newport yet.
How did Newport vote in 2024?
Delaware counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Newport alone. New Castle County, where 100% of Newport lies, voted Harris 65.5%, Trump 32.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Newport?
12 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $79,761 (about $957,132 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Newport in the state legislature?
Newport is split among 4 State House districts and 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Delaware Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Newport’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 Newport, 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 →