Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5In Dover, 66% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Dover’s city government spent $14.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,118 per resident. Water and other utilities ($27.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Dover is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,118 per resident a year, or $3.06 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,130 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Dover’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,130 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 61 Ohio cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,165, and the middle half spent $965–$1,535. Dover spent less than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.2 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Ohio cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Dover itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 2% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Dover 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: $1,130 · 2023: $1,118.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,491 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.29% 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 Dover’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 Dover’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Dover →
Who’s in charge in Dover
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Dover’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on doverohio.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 93 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (13,023).
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.
Dover City School District
Dover’s K–12 school district, shared with Parral, Dover Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,536 per pupil, $7,533 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 Dover voted in 2024
Official results for Dover’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.0%3,797 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.2%2,376 votesOthers: 0.9% (55 votes).
Most votes in Dover: Donald J Trump
Tuscarawas County: Trump 71.3%, Harris 28.0% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Dover’s 9,474 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Dover: Bernie Moreno
Tuscarawas County: Moreno 64.3%, Brown 31.7% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Michael A Rulli
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Dover, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 61.0% | 38.2% | 0.9% | 6,228 |
| Tuscarawas County | 71.3% | 28.0% | 0.8% | 43,019 |
| Ohio | 55.1% | 43.9% | 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 Dover.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: doverohio.com ↗
- 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.
How Dover compares with the towns next door
Dover spent $1,130 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $448. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Parral | $448 | $1,940 |
| Dover Township | estimate | $2,949 |
| New Philadelphia | estimate | $1,828 |
| Dover | $1,130 | $2,491 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Dover’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Dover’s government
How much does Dover spend per resident?
About $1,118 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,130 was less than 56% of 61 Ohio cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Dover?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,491 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.29% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see doverohio.com.
Who runs Dover’s government?
See doverohio.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dover yet.
How did Dover vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 61.0%, Kamala D Harris 38.2% (6,228 votes, official results). Tuscarawas County: Trump 71.3%, Harris 28.0%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Dover?
140 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $832,448 (about $10.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Dover in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Al Landis) and State House District 51 (Jodi Salvo). The House district also covers 50 other towns. 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 →