Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0How is Truxton run?
Truxton’s village government spent $24,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $226 per resident.
What stands out about how Truxton is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $226 per resident a year, or $0.62 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 42%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$226 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Truxton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($226 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 $137–$618. Truxton spent less than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($9,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Truxton itself left out).
No trend yet
Truxton reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Truxton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Troy R-III School District
Truxton’s K–12 school district, shared with Fountain N' Lakes, Hawk Point, Moscow Mills, Troy. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,000 per pupil, $7,485 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.
Truxton’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Truxton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lincoln County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.4%24,866 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.5%6,908 votesOthers: 1.1% (359 votes).
Most votes in Lincoln County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Truxton lies in Lincoln County. Every 2024 race in Lincoln County is on the county’s page.
Lincoln 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 Truxton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senatorDistrict 10
- 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.
Reach Truxton’s government
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Questions about Truxton’s government
How much does Truxton spend per resident?
About $226 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $226 was less than 62% of 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Truxton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Truxton yet.
How did Truxton vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Truxton alone. Lincoln County, where 100% of Truxton lies, voted Trump 77.4%, Harris 21.5% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Truxton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 and State House District 40 (Chad Perkins). The House district also covers 16 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 →