How is Worthington run?
Worthington’s village government spent $8,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $133 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Worthington didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Worthington is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $133 per resident a year, or $0.36 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 38%.
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Worthington didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Worthington yet
Every year of Worthington’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Worthington
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Schuyler County R-I School District
Worthington’s K–12 school district, shared with Downing, Glenwood, Lancaster, Queen City, Greentop. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,467 per pupil, $8,027 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.
Worthington’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Worthington alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Putnam County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.9%2,021 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.6%347 votesOthers: 0.5% (12 votes).
Most votes in Putnam County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Worthington lies in Putnam County. Every 2024 race in Putnam County is on the county’s page.
Putnam 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 Worthington.
- 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 Worthington’s government
How much does Worthington spend per resident?
About $133 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Worthington didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $9,000.
Who runs Worthington’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Worthington yet.
How did Worthington vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Worthington alone. Putnam County, where 100% of Worthington lies, voted Trump 84.9%, Harris 14.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Worthington?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,677 (about $32,124 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Worthington in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Cindy O'Laughlin) and State House District 3 (Danny Busick). The House district also covers 40 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 Worthington, 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 →