Photo: PopePompus · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Le Roy run?
Le Roy’s city government spent $4,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $286 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Le Roy didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Le Roy is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Mormon Trail Community School District
Le Roy’s K–12 school district, shared with Derby, Garden Grove, Humeston. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,846 per pupil, $8,513 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.
Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $286 per resident a year, or $0.78 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Le Roy 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 Le Roy yet
Every year of Le Roy’s 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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,250 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Le Roy’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 Le Roy’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Le Roy →
Who’s in charge in Le Roy
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Le Roy’s votes are counted by county
Iowa reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Le Roy alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Decatur County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.7%2,711 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.7%957 votesOthers: 1.6% (59 votes).
Most votes in Decatur County: Donald J Trump
Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Le Roy lies in Decatur County. Every 2024 race in Decatur County is on the county’s page.
Decatur 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 Le Roy.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Iowa HouseState representatives
- 3Iowa SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Le Roy’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Le Roy’s government
How much does Le Roy spend per resident?
About $286 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Le Roy didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4,000.
Who runs Le Roy’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Le Roy yet.
How did Le Roy vote in 2024?
Iowa counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Le Roy alone. Decatur County, where 100% of Le Roy lies, voted Trump 72.7%, Harris 25.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Le Roy?
0 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $198 (about $2,376 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Le Roy in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Amy Sinclair) and State House District 24 (Sam Wengryn). The House district also covers 24 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Le Roy’s government
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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 Le Roy, 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 →