In Delta Township, 78% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Michigan
Delta Township’s town government spent $32.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $973 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Delta Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $973 per resident a year, or $2.67 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 20%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$748 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Delta Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($748 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 24 Michigan towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $798, and the middle half spent $545–$1,023. Delta Township spent less than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.9 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Michigan towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Delta Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 29% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Delta Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $748 · 2024: $973.
full-time in March 2025, down from 125 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,736 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.48% of the home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Delta 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.
Tax bills are one input to Delta Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Delta Township →
Who’s in charge in Delta Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Delta Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on deltami.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 311 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (33,002).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Grand Ledge Public Schools
Delta Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Grand Ledge, Mulliken, Oneida Township, Watertown Township, Eagle Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,607 per pupil, $7,730 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.
Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal.
Waverly Community Schools · $17,324 per pupil
Lansing Public School District · $20,420 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Delta Township voted in 2024
Official results for Delta Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat61.1%12,692 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.2%7,727 votesOthers: 1.7% (344 votes).
Most votes in Delta Township: Kamala D Harris
Eaton County: Trump 50.8%, Harris 47.6% · Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
of Delta Township’s 26,463 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Michigan: 74%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Elissa SlotkinDemocrat61.8%
Mike RogersRepublican36.2%Most votes in Delta Township: Elissa Slotkin
Eaton County: Rogers 48.9%, Slotkin 48.7% · Michigan: Slotkin 48.6%, Rogers 48.3%
Most votes in the district: Tom Barrett
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Delta Township, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Township | 61.1% | 37.2% | 1.7% | 20,763 |
| Eaton County | 47.6% | 50.8% | 1.6% | 65,208 |
| Michigan | 48.3% | 49.7% | 2.0% | 5,664,186 |
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; Elissa Slotkin: U.S. House portrait (congress-legislators project); Mike Rogers: U.S. House portrait (congress-legislators project). 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 Delta Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: deltami.gov ↗
- 2Michigan HouseState representatives
- 3Michigan SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Delta Township compares with the towns next door
Delta Township spent $748 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $128 to $2,818. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Oneida Township | $128 | $3,956 |
| Windsor Township | $301 | $3,549 |
| Watertown Township | $618 | $3,806 |
| Lansing Township | $1,371 | $2,717 |
| Lansing | $2,818 | $2,716 |
| Delta Township | $748 | $3,736 |
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 Delta Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Delta Township’s government
How much does Delta Township spend per resident?
About $973 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $748 was less than 58% of 24 Michigan towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Delta Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,736 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.48% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see deltami.gov.
Who runs Delta Township’s government?
See deltami.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Delta Township yet.
How did Delta Township vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 61.1%, Donald J Trump 37.2% (20,763 votes, official results). Eaton County: Trump 50.8%, Harris 47.6%. Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%.
How many people work for Delta Township?
106 full-time and 20 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $705,300 (about $8.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Delta Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Sarah Anthony) and State House District 76 (Angela Witwer). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Delta Township’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 →