Shiloh College · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Bradley Township run?
Bradley Township’s town government spent $128,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $70 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bradley Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bradley Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Trico Community Unit School District 176
Bradley Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Ava, Campbell Hill, Cutler, Degognia Township, Kinkaid Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,865 per pupil, $8,677 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.
Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $70 per resident a year, or $0.19 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 47%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Bradley Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Bradley Township 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 Bradley Township yet
Every year of Bradley Township’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 $1,625 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.57% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bradley Township’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 Bradley Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bradley Township →
Who’s in charge in Bradley Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bradley Township’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bradley Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jackson County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat50.2%11,394 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.7%10,614 votesOthers: 3.1% (708 votes).
Most votes in Jackson County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Bradley Township lies in Jackson County. Every 2024 race in Jackson County is on the county’s page.
Jackson 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 Bradley Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseState representatives
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Bradley Township compares with the towns next door
Bradley Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $50 to $1,418 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Ora Township | $50 | $2,592 |
| Kinkaid Township | $68 | $2,167 |
| Degognia Township | $220 | — |
| Ava | $1,418 | $1,227 |
| Bradley Township | estimate | $1,625 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Bradley Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bradley Township’s government
How much does Bradley Township spend per resident?
About $70 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bradley Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $128,000.
What is the property tax rate in Bradley Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,625 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.57% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Bradley Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bradley Township yet.
How did Bradley Township vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bradley Township alone. Jackson County, where 100% of Bradley Township lies, voted Harris 50.2%, Trump 46.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bradley Township?
0 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,280 (about $39,360 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bradley Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 58 (Terri Bryant) and State House District 115 (David Friess). The House district also covers 54 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bradley Township’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 Bradley Township, 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 →