How is Mount Clare run?
Mount Clare’s village government spent $184,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $702 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mount Clare didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mount Clare is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $702 per resident a year, or $1.92 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 38%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mount Clare 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 Mount Clare yet
Every year of Mount Clare’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 $1,313 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.28% 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 Mount Clare’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 Mount Clare’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mount Clare →
Who’s in charge in Mount Clare
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 87 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (262).
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.
Gillespie Community Unit School District 7
Mount Clare’s K–12 school district, shared with Benld, Dorchester, Eagarville, East Gillespie, Gillespie and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,374 per pupil, $9,615 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.
Mount Clare’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Mount Clare alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Macoupin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.3%16,065 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.3%6,892 votesOthers: 2.4% (568 votes).
Most votes in Macoupin County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Mount Clare lies in Macoupin County. Every 2024 race in Macoupin County is on the county’s page.
Macoupin 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 Mount Clare.
- 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.
How Mount Clare compares with the towns next door
Mount Clare’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $100 to $580 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Cahokia Township | $100 | $1,197 |
| Gillespie Township | $107 | $1,463 |
| Benld | $580 | $1,222 |
| Mount Clare | estimate | $1,313 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Mount Clare’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mount Clare’s government
How much does Mount Clare spend per resident?
About $702 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mount Clare didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $268,000.
What is the property tax rate in Mount Clare?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,313 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.28% 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 Mount Clare’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mount Clare yet.
How did Mount Clare vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Mount Clare alone. Macoupin County, where 100% of Mount Clare lies, voted Trump 68.3%, Harris 29.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mount Clare?
3 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,673 (about $92,076 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Mount Clare in the state legislature?
State Senate District 54 (Steve McClure) and State House District 108 (Wayne Rosenthal). The House district also covers 105 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mount Clare’s government
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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 Mount Clare, 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 →