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Town Hall · Brandywine Township

In Brandywine Township, 60% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Indiana

Who represents Brandywine Township, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Brandywine Township voted.

Typical tax bill
$1,556
0.62% of home value · IN 0.74%

What stands out about how Brandywine Township is run

Read from the town’s official records.

The school district

Northwestern Consolidated School Corporation

Brandywine Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Fairland, Moral Township, Sugar Creek Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Brandywine Township →
$12,066
per pupil · IN $13,688
1,414
students
$17.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,066 per pupil, $6,444 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 35%State 59%Federal 6%

Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.

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

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,556 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.62% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Van Buren Township$1,889
Marion Township$1,747
Moral Township$1,656
Indiana$1,614
Brandywine Township$1,556
Sugar Creek Township$1,485
Addison Township$1,365
Shelbyville$1,353
$1,556
typical bill a year
0.62%
effective rate
$250,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Brandywine Township

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

Check Brandywine Township’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Brandywine Township yet.
Elections · 2024 general election

How Brandywine Township voted in 2024

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

President953 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican78.2%745 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat20.4%194 votes

Others: 1.5% (14 votes).

Most votes in Brandywine Township: Donald J Trump

Indiana: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.6%

Turnout
60%

of Brandywine Township’s 1,595 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Indiana: 58%.

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

U.S. Senate920 votes
Jim BanksRepublican77.0%
Valerie McCrayDemocrat19.5%
Others3.6%

Most votes in Brandywine Township: Jim Banks

Indiana: Banks 58.6%, McCray 38.8%

Governor941 votes
Mike BraunRepublican66.0%
Jennifer G McCormickDemocrat25.2%
Others8.8%

Most votes in Brandywine Township: Mike Braun

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

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Brandywine Township78.2%20.4%1.5%953
Indiana58.6%39.6%1.8%2,936,677
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 Brandywine Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Brandywine Township.

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

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

Next door

How Brandywine Township compares with the towns next door

Brandywine Township’s own figures are not in the Census files, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $27 to $1,837 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Marion Township$27$1,747
Van Buren Township$34$1,889
Sugar Creek Township$42$1,485
Shelbyville$1,837$1,353
Moral Townshipestimate$1,656
Addison Townshipestimate$1,365
Brandywine Townshipestimate$1,556

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 Brandywine Township’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Brandywine Township’s government

What is the property tax rate in Brandywine Township?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,556 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Brandywine Township’s government?

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

How did Brandywine Township vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 78.2%, Kamala D Harris 20.4% (953 votes, official results). . Indiana: Trump 58.6%, Harris 39.6%.

Who represents Brandywine Township in the state legislature?

State Senate District 28 (Michael Crider) and State House District 47 (Robb Greene). The House district also covers 22 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 →