Photo: Nyttend · Public domainClinton spent less per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar cities
Clinton’s city government spent $5.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2023, about $741 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($20.9 million) and water utilities ($1.2 million), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Clinton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $741 per resident a year, or $2.03 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 31%.
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$564 per resident in 2022: less than 86% of them
Clinton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($564 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 166 Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $884, and the middle half spent $702–$1,158. Clinton spent less than 86% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($49,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Clinton itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 35% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Clinton reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $564 · 2023: $741.
full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), down from 35 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,797 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.75% 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 Clinton’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 Clinton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clinton →
Who’s in charge in Clinton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Clinton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on clintonillinois.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 203 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (6,913).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Clinton Community Unit School District 15
Clinton’s K–12 school district, shared with Clintonia Township, De Witt, Kenney, Wapella Township, Wapella and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,236 per pupil, $10,782 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.
Clinton’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clinton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are De Witt County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.0%5,529 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.4%2,058 votesOthers: 2.6% (203 votes).
Most votes in De Witt County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Clinton lies in De Witt County. Every 2024 race in De Witt County is on the county’s page.
De Witt 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 Clinton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: clintonillinois.com ↗
- 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.
Reach Clinton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Clinton’s government
How much does Clinton spend per resident?
About $741 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. Clinton also runs a hospital ($20.9 million), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $564 was less than 86% of 166 Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Clinton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,797 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.75% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see clintonillinois.com.
Who runs Clinton’s government?
See clintonillinois.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clinton yet.
How did Clinton vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clinton alone. De Witt County, where 100% of Clinton lies, voted Trump 71.0%, Harris 26.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clinton?
34 full-time and 75 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 89 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $917,080 (about $11.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Clinton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 44 (Sally Turner) and State House District 87 (Bill Hauter). The House district also covers 92 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Clinton’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 →