Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0In Chatham Township, 76% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Illinois
Chatham Township’s town government spent $817,000 on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2024, about $97 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Chatham Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Chatham Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5
Chatham Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Chatham, Ball Township, Cotton Hill Township, Woodside Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,190 per pupil, $6,141 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.
Auburn Community Unit School District 10 · $14,257 per pupil
New Berlin CUSD 16 · $17,575 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $97 per resident a year, or $0.27 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 55%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Chatham Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Chatham Township didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Chatham Township yet
Every year of Chatham Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $3,881 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.03% 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 Chatham 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.
Tax bills are one input to Chatham Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Chatham Township →
Who’s in charge in Chatham Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Chatham Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on chathamil.net ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 4,220 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (8,439).
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.
How Chatham Township voted in 2024
Official results for Chatham Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican53.0%2,356 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.3%1,968 votesOthers: 2.7% (121 votes).
Most votes in Chatham Township: Donald J Trump
Sangamon County: Trump 50.9%, Harris 46.0% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
of Chatham Township’s 5,877 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Illinois: 62%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Nikki Budzinski
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Chatham Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Township | 53.0% | 44.3% | 2.7% | 4,445 |
| Sangamon County | 50.9% | 46.0% | 3.0% | 100,099 |
| Illinois | 43.5% | 54.4% | 2.2% | 5,633,310 |
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 Chatham Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: chathamil.net ↗
- 2Illinois HouseChatham Township is split between 2 districts
- 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 Chatham Township compares with the towns next door
Chatham Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 5 of the 7 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $11 to $1,342 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Township | $11 | $3,387 |
| Curran Township | $230 | $4,675 |
| Loami Township | $295 | $2,898 |
| Chatham | $406 | $4,866 |
| Springfield | $1,342 | $3,362 |
| Ball Township | estimate | $5,773 |
| Auburn Township | estimate | $2,263 |
| Chatham Township | estimate | $3,881 |
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 Chatham Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Chatham Township’s government
How much does Chatham Township spend per resident?
About $97 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Chatham Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $824,000.
What is the property tax rate in Chatham Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,881 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.03% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see chathamil.net.
Who runs Chatham Township’s government?
See chathamil.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Chatham Township yet.
How did Chatham Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 53.0%, Kamala D Harris 44.3% (4,445 votes, official results). Sangamon County: Trump 50.9%, Harris 46.0%. Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%.
How many people work for Chatham Township?
2 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $29,775 (about $357,300 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Chatham Township in the state legislature?
Chatham Township is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Illinois Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Chatham Township’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 Chatham 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 →