Photo: Allen Gathman from Pocahontas, MO, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0How is East Cape Girardeau run?
East Cape Girardeau’s village government spent $149,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $556 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: East Cape Girardeau didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how East Cape Girardeau is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Shawnee Community Unit School District 84
East Cape Girardeau’s K–12 school district, shared with Grand Tower, Grand Tower Township, McClure. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,175 per pupil, $9,178 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 $556 per resident a year, or $1.52 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 78%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
East Cape Girardeau 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 East Cape Girardeau yet
Every year of East Cape Girardeau’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village 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 $929 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.49% 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 East Cape Girardeau’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 East Cape Girardeau’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in East Cape Girardeau →
Who’s in charge in East Cape Girardeau
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
East Cape Girardeau’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for East Cape Girardeau alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Alexander County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.9%1,341 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.7%904 votesOthers: 1.4% (31 votes).
Most votes in Alexander County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of East Cape Girardeau lies in Alexander County. Every 2024 race in Alexander County is on the county’s page.
Alexander 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 East Cape Girardeau.
- 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 East Cape Girardeau’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about East Cape Girardeau’s government
How much does East Cape Girardeau spend per resident?
About $556 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (East Cape Girardeau didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $158,000.
What is the property tax rate in East Cape Girardeau?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $929 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.49% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs East Cape Girardeau’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for East Cape Girardeau yet.
How did East Cape Girardeau vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for East Cape Girardeau alone. Alexander County, where 100% of East Cape Girardeau lies, voted Trump 58.9%, Harris 39.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for East Cape Girardeau?
0 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,989 (about $35,868 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents East Cape Girardeau in the state legislature?
State Senate District 59 (Paul Jacobs) and State House District 118 (Scott Doody). The House district also covers 41 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 (for East Cape Girardeau, 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 →