How is Cunningham Township run?
Cunningham Township’s town government spent $946,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $23 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cunningham Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Cunningham Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Urbana School District 116
Cunningham Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Urbana, Urbana Township, Somer Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,151 per pupil, $12,568 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.
Champaign Community Unit School District 4 · $21,532 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $23 per resident a year, or $0.06 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 62%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Cunningham Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Cunningham 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 Cunningham Township yet
Every year of Cunningham 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 $4,491 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.43% 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 Cunningham 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 Cunningham Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cunningham Township →
Who’s in charge in Cunningham Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 2,980 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 (41,724).
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.
Cunningham 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 Cunningham Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Champaign County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat59.5%54,314 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican36.1%32,965 votesOthers: 4.3% (3,931 votes).
Most votes in Champaign County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Cunningham Township lies in Champaign County. Every 2024 race in Champaign County is on the county’s page.
Champaign 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 Cunningham Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseCunningham 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 Cunningham Township compares with the towns next door
Cunningham Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 5 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $15 to $1,000 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Champaign City Township | $15 | $4,639 |
| Urbana Township | $78 | $1,934 |
| Somer Township | $176 | $4,441 |
| Champaign | $998 | $4,639 |
| Urbana | $1,000 | $4,491 |
| Cunningham Township | estimate | $4,491 |
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 Cunningham Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cunningham Township’s government
How much does Cunningham Township spend per resident?
About $23 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Cunningham Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $946,000.
What is the property tax rate in Cunningham Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,491 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.43% 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 Cunningham Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cunningham Township yet.
How did Cunningham Township vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cunningham Township alone. Champaign County, where 100% of Cunningham Township lies, voted Harris 59.5%, Trump 36.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cunningham Township?
14 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $70,091 (about $841,092 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cunningham Township in the state legislature?
Cunningham Township is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Illinois Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 52 (Paul Faraci). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cunningham 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 Cunningham 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 →