Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0How is New Baden run?
New Baden’s village government spent $2.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $919 per resident. Water and other utilities ($519,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how New Baden is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $919 per resident a year, or $2.52 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$919 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
New Baden’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($919 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 166 Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $880, and the middle half spent $696–$1,158. New Baden spent more than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($400,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; New Baden itself left out).
No trend yet
New Baden reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,944 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.29% 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 New Baden’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.
Tax bills are one input to New Baden’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in New Baden →
Who’s in charge in New Baden
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 119 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 (3,205).
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.
Wesclin Community Unit School District 3
New Baden’s K–12 school district, shared with Trenton, Sugar Creek Township, Looking Glass Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,132 per pupil, $9,032 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.
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 · $15,184 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
New Baden’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for New Baden alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clinton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.6%14,407 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.0%4,447 votesOthers: 2.4% (467 votes).
Most votes in Clinton County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
94% of New Baden lies in Clinton County; the rest in St. Clair County. Every 2024 race in Clinton County is on the county’s page.
Clinton 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 New Baden.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseNew Baden is split between 2 districts
- 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 New Baden’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about New Baden’s government
How much does New Baden spend per resident?
About $919 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 $919 was more than 56% of 166 Illinois cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in New Baden?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,944 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.29% 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 New Baden’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for New Baden yet.
How did New Baden vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for New Baden alone. Clinton County, where 94% of New Baden lies, voted Trump 74.6%, Harris 23.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for New Baden?
27 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $132,793 (about $1.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents New Baden in the state legislature?
New Baden is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Illinois Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about New Baden’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; 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 →