Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainBelvidere spent more per resident in 2022 than 79% of similar cities
Belvidere’s village government spent $56,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,037 per resident. Water and other utilities ($10,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Belvidere is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$1,556 per resident in 2022: more than 79% of them
Belvidere’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,556 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 472 Nebraska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,038, and the middle half spent $774–$1,450. Belvidere spent more than 79% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Nebraska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Belvidere itself left out).
About $1,037 per resident a year, or $2.84 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 54%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 20% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Belvidere 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: $1,556 · 2024: $1,037. Per resident it went from $1,556 to $1,037 (down 33%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 45 to 54.
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 Belvidere
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 8 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 (54).
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.
Thayer Central Community Schools
Belvidere’s K–12 school district, shared with Byron, Chester, Gilead, Hebron, Hubbell and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,869 per pupil, $10,956 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.
Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Belvidere’s votes are counted by county
Nebraska reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Belvidere alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Thayer County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.9%2,278 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.1%544 votesOthers: 1.1% (30 votes).
Most votes in Thayer County: Donald J Trump
Nebraska: Trump 59.3%, Harris 38.9%
100% of Belvidere lies in Thayer County. Every 2024 race in Thayer County is on the county’s page.
Thayer 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 Belvidere.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Nebraska SenateState senator
- 3GovernorStatewide
- 4U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 5U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Nebraska
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Belvidere’s government
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Questions about Belvidere’s government
How much does Belvidere spend per resident?
About $1,037 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 $1,556 was more than 79% of 472 Nebraska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Belvidere’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Belvidere yet.
How did Belvidere vote in 2024?
Nebraska counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Belvidere alone. Thayer County, where 100% of Belvidere lies, voted Trump 79.9%, Harris 19.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Belvidere?
7 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $16,368 (about $196,416 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Belvidere in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Tom Brandt). 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 →