Photo: Doug Kerr from Upstate New York · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Delhi run?
Delhi’s village government spent $3 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2024, about $1,002 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Delhi didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Delhi is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,002 per resident a year, or $2.75 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 42%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Delhi 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 Delhi yet
Every year of Delhi’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 →The typical homeowner pays $4,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.04% of the home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Delhi’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.
Tax bills are one input to Delhi’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Delhi →
Who’s in charge in Delhi
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Delhi’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on townofdelhiny.com ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 175 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,982).
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.
Delaware Academy Central School District at Delhi
Delhi’s K–12 school district, shared with Delhi, Meredith, Bovina, Hamden, Franklin. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,675 per pupil, $15,430 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.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Delhi’s votes are counted by county
New York reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Delhi alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Delaware County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.3%13,789 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.7%9,237 votesOthers: 1.0% (234 votes).
Most votes in Delaware County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Delhi lies in Delaware County. Every 2024 race in Delaware County is on the county’s page.
Delaware 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 Delhi.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: townofdelhiny.com ↗
- 2New York AssemblyState representatives
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Delhi’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Delhi’s government
How much does Delhi spend per resident?
About $1,002 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Delhi didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Delhi?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,000 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.04% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofdelhiny.com.
Who runs Delhi’s government?
See townofdelhiny.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Delhi yet.
How did Delhi vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Delhi alone. Delaware County, where 100% of Delhi lies, voted Trump 59.3%, Harris 39.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Delhi?
17 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $110,933 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Delhi in the state legislature?
State Senate District 51 (Peter Oberacker) and Assembly District 102 (Chris Tague). The Assembly district also covers 74 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Delhi’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 Delhi, 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 →