Macedonia spent less per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Macedonia’s village government spent $5,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $78 per resident. Water and other utilities ($25,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Macedonia is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$78 per resident in 2022: less than 100% of them
Macedonia’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($78 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 $503, and the middle half spent $344–$713. Macedonia spent less than 100% 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; Macedonia itself left out).
About $78 per resident a year, or $0.21 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
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No trend yet
Macedonia reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Macedonia
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
Macedonia’s K–12 school district, shared with Belle Prairie City, Dahlgren, Knight Prairie Township, McLeansboro, McLeansboro Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,781 per pupil, $8,212 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.
Macedonia’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Macedonia alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hamilton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.7%3,385 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.6%739 votesOthers: 1.7% (70 votes).
Most votes in Hamilton County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
55% of Macedonia lies in Hamilton County; the rest in Franklin County. Every 2024 race in Hamilton County is on the county’s page.
Hamilton 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 Macedonia.
- 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 Macedonia’s government
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Questions about Macedonia’s government
How much does Macedonia spend per resident?
About $78 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $78 was less than 100% of 637 Illinois cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Macedonia’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Macedonia yet.
How did Macedonia vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Macedonia alone. Hamilton County, where 55% of Macedonia lies, voted Trump 80.7%, Harris 17.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Macedonia?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $54 (about $648 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Macedonia in the state legislature?
State Senate District 58 (Terri Bryant) and State House District 116 (Dave Severin). The House district also covers 105 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 →