Mooresville spent less per resident in 2022 than 81% of similar cities
Mooresville’s village government spent $9,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $98 per resident.
What stands out about how Mooresville is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$98 per resident in 2022: less than 81% of them
Mooresville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($98 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $322, and the middle half spent $139–$618. Mooresville spent less than 81% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mooresville itself left out).
About $98 per resident a year, or $0.27 a day
Day-to-day services only.
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No trend yet
Mooresville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Mooresville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 92 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 (92).
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.
Southwest Livingston County R-I School District
Mooresville’s K–12 school district, shared with Ludlow, Utica, Mooresville Township, Monroe Township, Green Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,116 per pupil, $7,058 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.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Mooresville’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Mooresville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Livingston County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.5%5,395 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.7%1,422 votesOthers: 0.8% (56 votes).
Most votes in Livingston County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Mooresville lies in Livingston County. Every 2024 race in Livingston County is on the county’s page.
Livingston 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 Mooresville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Mooresville’s government
How much does Mooresville spend per resident?
About $98 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 $98 was less than 81% of 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Mooresville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mooresville yet.
How did Mooresville vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Mooresville alone. Livingston County, where 100% of Mooresville lies, voted Trump 78.5%, Harris 20.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mooresville?
1 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $25 (about $300 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mooresville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Rusty Black) and State House District 7 (Peggy McGaugh). The House district also covers 68 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 →