Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Paden spent less per resident in 2022 than 85% of similar cities
Paden’s village government spent $13,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $126 per resident.
What stands out about how Paden is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$125 per resident in 2022: less than 85% of them
Paden’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($125 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 $234–$850. Paden spent less than 85% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Paden itself left out).
About $126 per resident a year, or $0.35 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 31%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 7% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Paden reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $125 · 2024: $126. Per resident it went from $125 to $126 (up 1%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 112 to 103.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Paden
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Tishomingo County Schools
Paden’s K–12 school district, shared with Belmont, Burnsville, Golden, Iuka, Tishomingo. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,898 per pupil, $7,066 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.
Paden’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Paden alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tishomingo County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican89.1%8,064 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat10.2%921 votesOthers: 0.7% (65 votes).
Most votes in Tishomingo County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Paden lies in Tishomingo County. Every 2024 race in Tishomingo County is on the county’s page.
Tishomingo 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 Paden.
- 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.
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Questions about Paden’s government
How much does Paden spend per resident?
About $126 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $125 was less than 85% of 98 Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Paden’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Paden yet.
How did Paden vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Paden alone. Tishomingo County, where 100% of Paden lies, voted Trump 89.1%, Harris 10.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Paden?
0 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,042 (about $12,504 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Paden in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Daniel Sparks) and State House District 1 (Bubba Carpenter). The House district also covers seven 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 →