How is Deer Grove run?
Deer Grove’s village government spent $26,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $578 per resident.
What stands out about how Deer Grove is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3
Deer Grove’s K–12 school district, shared with Lyndon, Prophetstown, Prophetstown Township, Tampico Township, Tampico and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,473 per pupil, $8,787 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 $578 per resident a year, or $1.58 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 54%.
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$578 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Deer Grove’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($578 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 $501, and the middle half spent $342–$713. Deer Grove spent more than 59% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2,000), 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; Deer Grove itself left out).
No trend yet
Deer Grove reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Deer Grove
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Deer Grove’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Deer Grove alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Whiteside County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.1%14,898 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.4%11,012 votesOthers: 2.5% (658 votes).
Most votes in Whiteside County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Deer Grove lies in Whiteside County. Every 2024 race in Whiteside County is on the county’s page.
Whiteside 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 Deer Grove.
- 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.
Reach Deer Grove’s government
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Questions about Deer Grove’s government
How much does Deer Grove spend per resident?
About $578 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $578 was more than 59% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Deer Grove’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Deer Grove yet.
How did Deer Grove vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Deer Grove alone. Whiteside County, where 100% of Deer Grove lies, voted Trump 56.1%, Harris 41.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Deer Grove?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,554 (about $18,648 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Deer Grove in the state legislature?
State Senate District 37 (Li Arellano) and State House District 73 (Ryan Spain). The House district also covers 111 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →