How is Portage Des Sioux run?
Portage Des Sioux’s city government spent $305,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $927 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Portage Des Sioux didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Portage Des Sioux is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $927 per resident a year, or $2.54 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 87%.
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Portage Des Sioux didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Portage Des Sioux yet
Every year of Portage Des Sioux’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,648 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.95% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Portage Des Sioux’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 Portage Des Sioux’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Portage Des Sioux →
Who’s in charge in Portage Des Sioux
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Orchard Farm R-V School District
Portage Des Sioux’s K–12 school district, shared with West Alton, St. Charles. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,227 per pupil, $7,615 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.
Portage Des Sioux’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Portage Des Sioux alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are St. Charles County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican57.7%130,588 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat40.8%92,226 votesOthers: 1.5% (3,352 votes).
Most votes in St. Charles County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Portage Des Sioux lies in St. Charles County. Every 2024 race in St. Charles County is on the county’s page.
St. Charles 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 Portage Des Sioux.
- 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 Portage Des Sioux’s government
How much does Portage Des Sioux spend per resident?
About $927 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Portage Des Sioux didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $385,000.
What is the property tax rate in Portage Des Sioux?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,648 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.95% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Portage Des Sioux’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Portage Des Sioux yet.
How did Portage Des Sioux vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Portage Des Sioux alone. St. Charles County, where 100% of Portage Des Sioux lies, voted Trump 57.7%, Harris 40.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Portage Des Sioux?
0 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,820 (about $33,840 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Portage Des Sioux in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Adam Schnelting) and State House District 65 (Wendy Hausman). The House district also covers four 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 (for Portage Des Sioux, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →