Robert P. Duncan House · Photo: Skorry · CC BY-SA 3.0In Bexley, 84% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Bexley’s city government spent $22 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,611 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bexley didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bexley is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,611 per resident a year, or $4.41 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Bexley didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Bexley yet
Every year of Bexley’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. 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 $7,379 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.40% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bexley’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 Bexley’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bexley →
Who’s in charge in Bexley
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 155 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 2023 finance file (13,681).
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.
Bexley City School District
Bexley’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,416 per pupil, $11,831 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.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Bexley voted in 2024
Official results for Bexley’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat75.7%5,954 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican23.4%1,842 votesOthers: 0.9% (74 votes).
Most votes in Bexley: Kamala D Harris
Franklin County: Harris 63.7%, Trump 35.3% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Bexley’s 9,391 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Bexley: Sherrod Brown
Franklin County: Brown 65.5%, Moreno 31.7% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Joyce Beatty
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Bexley, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley | 75.7% | 23.4% | 0.9% | 7,870 |
| Franklin County | 63.7% | 35.3% | 1.0% | 597,530 |
| Ohio | 43.9% | 55.1% | 0.9% | 5,767,788 |
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 Bexley.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Ohio HouseState representatives
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bexley’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bexley’s government
How much does Bexley spend per resident?
About $1,611 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Bexley didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $31.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Bexley?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,379 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.40% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Bexley’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bexley yet.
How did Bexley vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 75.7%, Donald J Trump 23.4% (7,870 votes, official results). Franklin County: Harris 63.7%, Trump 35.3%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Bexley?
88 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $587,820 (about $7.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Bexley in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Hearcel Craig) and State House District 1 (Dontavius Jarrells). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. 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 (for Bexley, 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 →