Photo: Jason Woodhead · CC BY 4.0How is Virginia City run?
Virginia City’s city government spent $354,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,526 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Virginia City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Virginia City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,526 per resident a year, or $4.18 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 38%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Virginia City 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 Virginia City yet
Every year of Virginia City’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,219 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.35% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Montana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Virginia City’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 Virginia City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Virginia City →
Who’s in charge in Virginia City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Virginia City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on prod-virginiacitymt.mt.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 77 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (232).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Ennis K-12 Schools
Virginia City’s K–12 school district, shared with Ennis. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,977 per pupil, $8,846 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.
Montana districts overall: 44% local, 39% state, 17% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Virginia City’s votes are counted by county
Montana reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Virginia City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Madison County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.4%4,615 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.1%1,689 votesOthers: 2.4% (157 votes).
Most votes in Madison County: Donald J Trump
Montana: Trump 58.4%, Harris 38.5%
100% of Virginia City lies in Madison County. Every 2024 race in Madison County is on the county’s page.
Madison 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 Virginia City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: prod-virginiacitymt.mt.gov ↗
- 2Montana HouseState representatives
- 3Montana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Montana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Virginia City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Virginia City’s government
How much does Virginia City spend per resident?
About $1,526 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Virginia City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $499,000.
What is the property tax rate in Virginia City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,219 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.35% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Montana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see prod-virginiacitymt.mt.gov.
Who runs Virginia City’s government?
See prod-virginiacitymt.mt.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Virginia City yet.
How did Virginia City vote in 2024?
Montana counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Virginia City alone. Madison County, where 100% of Virginia City lies, voted Trump 71.4%, Harris 26.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Virginia City?
3 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $16,279 (about $195,348 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Virginia City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 35 (Tony Tezak) and State House District 69 (Ken Walsh). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Virginia City’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Virginia City, 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 →