Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0Mayo spent less per resident in 2022 than 72% of similar cities
Mayo’s town government spent $777,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $603 per resident. Water and other utilities ($136,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Mayo is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$603 per resident in 2022: less than 72% of them
Mayo’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($603 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 122 Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,114, and the middle half spent $538–$1,752. Mayo spent less than 72% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($371,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mayo itself left out).
About $603 per resident a year, or $1.65 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 48%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No trend yet
Mayo reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Mayo
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 129 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,289).
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.
Lafayette County School District
Mayo’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,462 per pupil, $6,876 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.
Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Mayo’s votes are counted by county
Florida reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Mayo alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lafayette County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican87.5%3,296 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat11.7%441 votesOthers: 0.8% (30 votes).
Most votes in Lafayette County: Donald J Trump
Florida: Trump 56.1%, Harris 43.0%
100% of Mayo lies in Lafayette County. Every 2024 race in Lafayette County is on the county’s page.
Lafayette 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 Mayo.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Florida HouseState representatives
- 3Florida SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Florida
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Mayo’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mayo’s government
How much does Mayo spend per resident?
About $603 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $603 was less than 72% of 122 Florida cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Mayo’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mayo yet.
How did Mayo vote in 2024?
Florida counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Mayo alone. Lafayette County, where 100% of Mayo lies, voted Trump 87.5%, Harris 11.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mayo?
10 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $25,336 (about $304,032 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mayo in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Corey Simon) and State House District 7 (Jason Shoaf). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mayo’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; 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 →