Cow Marsh Old School Baptist Church · Photo: Linda Roy Walls · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Viola run?
Viola’s town government spent $66,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $395 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Viola didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Viola is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $395 per resident a year, or $1.08 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 55%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Viola 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 Viola yet
Every year of Viola’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 $1,325 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.49% 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 Viola’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 Viola’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Viola →
Who’s in charge in Viola
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Viola’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on violade.com ↗.
Lake Forest School District
Viola’s K–12 school district, shared with Bowers, Felton, Harrington, Frederica. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,519 per pupil, $9,342 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.
Viola’s votes are counted by county
Delaware reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Viola alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kent County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat50.2%44,222 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican48.2%42,458 votesOthers: 1.7% (1,461 votes).
Most votes in Kent County: Kamala D Harris
Delaware: Harris 56.5%, Trump 41.8%
100% of Viola lies in Kent County. Every 2024 race in Kent County is on the county’s page.
Kent 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 Viola.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: violade.com ↗
- 2Delaware HouseViola is split between 2 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 Viola’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Viola’s government
How much does Viola spend per resident?
About $395 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Viola didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $67,000.
What is the property tax rate in Viola?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,325 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.49% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Delaware. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see violade.com.
Who runs Viola’s government?
See violade.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Viola yet.
How did Viola vote in 2024?
Delaware counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Viola alone. Kent County, where 100% of Viola lies, voted Harris 50.2%, Trump 48.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Viola?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,071 (about $24,852 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Viola in the state legislature?
Viola is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Delaware Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 15 (Dave Lawson). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Viola’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 Viola, 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 →