Photo: MrHarman (Uploads) · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Blakeslee run?
Who represents Blakeslee, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Blakeslee voted.
What stands out about how Blakeslee is run
Read from the village’s official records.
Edon Northwest Local School District
Blakeslee’s K–12 school district, shared with Edon, Florence Township, Northwest Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,233 per pupil, $10,019 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.
The typical homeowner pays $1,550 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Blakeslee’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 Blakeslee’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Blakeslee →
Who’s in charge in Blakeslee
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Blakeslee’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Blakeslee alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Williams County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.7%13,461 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.4%4,644 votesOthers: 0.9% (169 votes).
Most votes in Williams County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Blakeslee lies in Williams County. Every 2024 race in Williams County is on the county’s page.
Williams 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 Blakeslee.
- 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 Blakeslee’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Blakeslee’s government
Who runs Blakeslee’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Blakeslee yet.
How did Blakeslee vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Blakeslee alone. Williams County, where 100% of Blakeslee lies, voted Trump 73.7%, Harris 25.4% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Blakeslee in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Rob McColley) and State House District 81 (Jim Hoops). The House district also covers 67 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Blakeslee’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; 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 →