Photo: Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0Eddyville spent more per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities
Eddyville’s village government spent $91,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $938 per resident.
What stands out about how Eddyville is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$897 per resident in 2022: more than 88% of them
Eddyville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($897 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. Eddyville spent more than 88% of 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; Eddyville itself left out).
About $938 per resident a year, or $2.57 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 48%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 5% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Eddyville 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: $897 · 2023: $938.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Eddyville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pope County Community Unit School District 1
Eddyville’s K–12 school district, shared with Golconda. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,745 per pupil, $9,605 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.
Eddyville’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Eddyville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pope County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.5%1,698 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.5%416 votesOthers: 1.0% (22 votes).
Most votes in Pope County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Eddyville lies in Pope County. Every 2024 race in Pope County is on the county’s page.
Pope 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 Eddyville.
- 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.
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Questions about Eddyville’s government
How much does Eddyville spend per resident?
About $938 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $897 was more than 88% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Eddyville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Eddyville yet.
How did Eddyville vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Eddyville alone. Pope County, where 100% of Eddyville lies, voted Trump 79.5%, Harris 19.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Eddyville?
0 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $301 (about $3,612 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Eddyville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 59 (Paul Jacobs) and State House District 117 (Patrick Windhorst). The House district also covers 82 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 →