Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Lewistown run?
Lewistown’s city government spent $1.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $583 per resident. Water and other utilities ($529,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Lewistown is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $583 per resident a year, or $1.60 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$583 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Lewistown’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($583 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. Lewistown spent more than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($258,000), 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; Lewistown itself left out).
No trend yet
Lewistown reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,793 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.75% 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 Lewistown’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 Lewistown’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lewistown →
Who’s in charge in Lewistown
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lewistown’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on lewistownillinois.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 262 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 (2,096).
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.
Lewistown Community Unit School District 97
Lewistown’s K–12 school district, shared with Bryant, Isabel Township, Kerton Township, Lewistown Township, Liverpool and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,847 per pupil, $9,368 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.
Lewistown’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lewistown alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Fulton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.6%9,827 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat36.9%5,980 votesOthers: 2.5% (412 votes).
Most votes in Fulton County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Lewistown lies in Fulton County. Every 2024 race in Fulton County is on the county’s page.
Fulton 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 Lewistown.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: lewistownillinois.org ↗
- 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 Lewistown’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lewistown’s government
How much does Lewistown spend per resident?
About $583 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 $583 was more than 60% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Lewistown?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,793 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.75% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see lewistownillinois.org.
Who runs Lewistown’s government?
See lewistownillinois.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lewistown yet.
How did Lewistown vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lewistown alone. Fulton County, where 100% of Lewistown lies, voted Trump 60.6%, Harris 36.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lewistown?
8 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $32,524 (about $390,288 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lewistown in the state legislature?
State Senate District 47 (Neil Anderson) and State House District 94 (Norine Hammond). The House district also covers 203 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lewistown’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; 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 →