Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Bradfordsville run?
Bradfordsville’s city government spent $133,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $445 per resident.
What stands out about how Bradfordsville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $445 per resident a year, or $1.22 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$445 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Bradfordsville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($445 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 221 Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $419, and the middle half spent $226–$721. Bradfordsville spent more than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($39,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bradfordsville itself left out).
No trend yet
Bradfordsville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $292 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bradfordsville’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 Bradfordsville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bradfordsville →
Who’s in charge in Bradfordsville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Marion County School District
Bradfordsville’s K–12 school district, shared with Lebanon, Loretto, Raywick, St. Mary. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,969 per pupil, $8,654 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.
Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bradfordsville’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bradfordsville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Marion County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.1%6,473 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.6%2,513 votesOthers: 1.3% (116 votes).
Most votes in Marion County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Bradfordsville lies in Marion County. Every 2024 race in Marion County is on the county’s page.
Marion 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 Bradfordsville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Kentucky HouseState representatives
- 3Kentucky SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kentucky
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bradfordsville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bradfordsville’s government
How much does Bradfordsville spend per resident?
About $445 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $445 was more than 53% of 221 Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Bradfordsville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bradfordsville yet.
How did Bradfordsville vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bradfordsville alone. Marion County, where 100% of Bradfordsville lies, voted Trump 71.1%, Harris 27.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bradfordsville?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,310 (about $15,720 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bradfordsville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Jimmy Higdon) and State House District 51 (Sarge Pollock). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bradfordsville’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 →