How is Emington run?
Emington’s village government spent $43,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $417 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Emington didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Emington is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $417 per resident a year, or $1.14 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 84%.
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Emington 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 Emington yet
Every year of Emington’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 →Who’s in charge in Emington
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Dwight Township High School District 230
Emington’s high school district, shared with Dwight Township, Dwight, Round Grove Township, Broughton Township, Union Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $31,169 per pupil, $14,836 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.
Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 438 · $24,433 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Emington’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Emington alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Livingston County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.0%11,970 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.9%4,311 votesOthers: 2.1% (351 votes).
Most votes in Livingston County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Emington lies in Livingston County. Every 2024 race in Livingston County is on the county’s page.
Livingston 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 Emington.
- 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 Emington’s government
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Questions about Emington’s government
How much does Emington spend per resident?
About $417 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Emington didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $68,000.
Who runs Emington’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Emington yet.
How did Emington vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Emington alone. Livingston County, where 100% of Emington lies, voted Trump 72.0%, Harris 25.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Emington?
0 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,684 (about $20,208 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Emington in the state legislature?
State Senate District 53 (Chris Balkema) and State House District 106 (Jason Bunting). The House district also covers 144 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 Emington, 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 →