Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Eden run?
Eden’s village government spent $47,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $367 per resident.
What stands out about how Eden is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Yazoo County School District
Eden’s K–12 school district, shared with Bentonia, Satartia. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,469 per pupil, $8,473 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.
Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $367 per resident a year, or $1.01 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$367 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Eden’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($367 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 98 Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $464, and the middle half spent $216–$850. Eden spent less than 64% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Eden itself left out).
No trend yet
Eden reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Eden
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Eden’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Eden alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Yazoo County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.8%4,558 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.4%4,342 votesOthers: 0.8% (71 votes).
Most votes in Yazoo County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Eden lies in Yazoo County. Every 2024 race in Yazoo County is on the county’s page.
Yazoo 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 Eden.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Mississippi HouseState representatives
- 3Mississippi SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Mississippi
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Eden’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Eden’s government
How much does Eden spend per resident?
About $367 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $367 was less than 64% of 98 Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Eden’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Eden yet.
How did Eden vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Eden alone. Yazoo County, where 100% of Eden lies, voted Trump 50.8%, Harris 48.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Eden?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,757 (about $69,084 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Eden in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Joseph Thomas) and State House District 47 (Bryant Clark). The House district also covers six 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 →