Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Bridgeport run?
Bridgeport’s city government spent $713,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $425 per resident. Water and other utilities ($278,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bridgeport is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $425 per resident a year, or $1.16 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$425 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Bridgeport’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($425 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $503, and the middle half spent $342–$713. Bridgeport spent less than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($116,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bridgeport itself left out).
No trend yet
Bridgeport reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $947 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.31% 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 Bridgeport’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 Bridgeport’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bridgeport →
Who’s in charge in Bridgeport
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 186 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 (1,677).
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.
Red Hill Community Unit School District 10
Bridgeport’s K–12 school district, shared with Bridgeport Township, Christy Township, Lukin Township, Sumner, Petty Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,425 per pupil, $7,529 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.
Bridgeport’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bridgeport alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lawrence County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.9%4,715 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.9%1,283 votesOthers: 2.2% (135 votes).
Most votes in Lawrence County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Bridgeport lies in Lawrence County. Every 2024 race in Lawrence County is on the county’s page.
Lawrence 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 Bridgeport.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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 Bridgeport compares with the towns next door
Bridgeport spent $425 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Township | $52 | $1,533 |
| Bridgeport Township | $53 | $1,012 |
| Bridgeport | $425 | $947 |
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 Bridgeport’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bridgeport’s government
How much does Bridgeport spend per resident?
About $425 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $425 was less than 62% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Bridgeport?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $947 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.31% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Bridgeport’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bridgeport yet.
How did Bridgeport vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bridgeport alone. Lawrence County, where 100% of Bridgeport lies, voted Trump 76.9%, Harris 20.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bridgeport?
9 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $42,471 (about $509,652 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bridgeport in the state legislature?
State Senate District 51 (Chapin Rose) and State House District 102 (Adam Niemerg). The House district also covers 138 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bridgeport’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; 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 →