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Town Hall · Woodbine Township

In Woodbine Township, 90% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Illinois

Woodbine Township’s town government spent $226,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $406 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$226,000
year to March 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$406
In 2022: $406, more than 76% of 860 similar towns
Long-term debt
$6,000
end of FY2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
1
full-time · 0 part-time · March payroll $4,337
Typical tax bill
$4,194
2.74% of home value · IL 2.01%

What stands out about how Woodbine Township is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$406 per resident in 2022: more than 76% of them

Woodbine Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($406 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 860 Illinois towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $264, and the middle half spent $165–$396. Woodbine Township spent more than 76% of them.

Middle half of the group, $165–$396Median $264Woodbine Township

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
860

Illinois towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Woodbine Township itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $406 per resident a year, or $1.11 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 58%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 89%From the state 9%Interest, fines & other 1%
Not in the receipt.With the enterprises, the whole budget was $227,000.
Over the years

No trend yet

Woodbine Township reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $4,194 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.74% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Illinois$5,298
Thompson Township$4,824
Woodbine Township$4,194
Derinda Township$3,341
Stockton Township$2,216
Elizabeth Township$2,191
$4,194
typical bill a year
2.74%
effective rate
$152,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Woodbine Township’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 Woodbine Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Woodbine Township →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Woodbine Township

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Woodbine Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Woodbine Township yet.
Who works for Woodbine Township

One full-time town employee for every 556 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 (556).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Roads & transportation1
1
full-time
0
part-time
$4,337
payroll for March 2022
$52,044
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$52,000
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Woodbine Township had 1.8 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 521 of the 860 Illinois towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 0.0: Woodbine Township had more than 76% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

River Ridge Community Unit School District 210

Woodbine Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Elizabeth Township, Elizabeth, Hanover Township, Hanover, Derinda Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Woodbine Township →
$25,925
per pupil · IL $21,567
453
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $25,925 per pupil, $15,717 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 63%State 29%Federal 8%

Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.

Also serving Woodbine Township

Stockton Community Unit School District 206 · $18,515 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Woodbine Township voted in 2024

Official results for Woodbine Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President318 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican67.0%213 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat29.9%95 votes

Others: 3.1% (10 votes).

Most votes in Woodbine Township: Donald J Trump

Jo Daviess County: Trump 57.1%, Harris 40.4% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%

Turnout
90%

of Woodbine Township’s 355 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Illinois: 62%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. House · Illinois’s 16th District318,547 votes
Darin LahoodRepublican97.6%
Write-ins2.4%

Most votes in the district: Darin Lahood

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Woodbine Township, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Woodbine Township67.0%29.9%3.1%318
Jo Daviess County57.1%40.4%2.5%12,501
Illinois43.5%54.4%2.2%5,633,310
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Woodbine Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Woodbine Township.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Illinois HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Illinois SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Woodbine Township compares with the towns next door

Woodbine Township spent $406 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $362 to $861. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Elizabeth Township$362$2,191
Thompson Township$659$4,824
Derinda Township$861$3,341
Stockton Townshipestimate$2,216
Woodbine Township$406$4,194

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 Woodbine Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Woodbine Township’s government

How much does Woodbine Township spend per resident?

About $406 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $406 was more than 76% of 860 Illinois towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Woodbine Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,194 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.74% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Woodbine Township’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Woodbine Township yet.

How did Woodbine Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 67.0%, Kamala D Harris 29.9% (318 votes, official results). Jo Daviess County: Trump 57.1%, Harris 40.4%. Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%.

How many people work for Woodbine Township?

1 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,337 (about $52,044 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Woodbine Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 45 (Andrew Chesney) and State House District 89 (Tony McCombie). The House district also covers 115 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 →