Photo: Nyttend · Public domainIn Jennings Township, 81% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Jennings Township’s town government spent $310,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $163 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Jennings Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Jennings Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Jennings Local School District
Jennings Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Fort Jennings. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,307 per pupil, $9,003 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.
Columbus Grove Local School District · $15,485 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $163 per resident a year, or $0.45 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 56%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Jennings Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Jennings Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Jennings Township yet
Every year of Jennings Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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 $2,124 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.81% 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 Jennings Township’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 Jennings Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Jennings Township →
Who’s in charge in Jennings Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 949 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 2022 finance file (1,898).
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.
How Jennings Township voted in 2024
Official results for Jennings Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.0%1,084 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.6%174 votesOthers: 1.3% (17 votes).
Most votes in Jennings Township: Donald J Trump
Putnam County: Trump 83.9%, Harris 15.2% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Jennings Township’s 1,566 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Jennings Township: Bernie Moreno
Putnam County: Moreno 79.1%, Brown 18.1% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Bob Latta
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Jennings Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Township | 85.0% | 13.6% | 1.3% | 1,275 |
| Putnam County | 83.9% | 15.2% | 0.9% | 19,754 |
| 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 Jennings Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
How Jennings Township compares with the towns next door
Jennings Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $40 to $847 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | $40 | $1,180 |
| Marion Township | $55 | $1,532 |
| Monterey Township | $160 | $2,425 |
| Delphos | $847 | $1,138 |
| Jackson Township | estimate | $2,193 |
| Sugar Creek Township | estimate | $1,430 |
| Jennings Township | estimate | $2,124 |
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 Jennings Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Jennings Township’s government
How much does Jennings Township spend per resident?
About $163 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Jennings Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $328,000.
What is the property tax rate in Jennings Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,124 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.81% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Jennings Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jennings Township yet.
How did Jennings Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 85.0%, Kamala D Harris 13.6% (1,275 votes, official results). Putnam County: Trump 83.9%, Harris 15.2%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Jennings Township?
2 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $23,501 (about $282,012 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Jennings Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Rob McColley) and State House District 82 (Roy Klopfenstein). The House district also covers 83 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 (for Jennings Township, 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 →