Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Polk run?
Polk’s village government spent $81,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $245 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Polk didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Polk is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Mapleton Local School District
Polk’s K–12 school district, shared with Troy Township, Ruggles Township, Orange Township, Jackson Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,675 per pupil, $8,345 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.
About $245 per resident a year, or $0.67 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 64%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Polk 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 Polk yet
Every year of Polk’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village 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 $1,306 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.98% 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 Polk’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 Polk’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Polk →
Who’s in charge in Polk
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Polk’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Polk alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ashland County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.5%19,863 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.5%6,544 votesOthers: 1.0% (255 votes).
Most votes in Ashland County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Polk lies in Ashland County. Every 2024 race in Ashland County is on the county’s page.
Ashland 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 Polk.
- 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 Polk’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Polk’s government
How much does Polk spend per resident?
About $245 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Polk didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $82,000.
What is the property tax rate in Polk?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,306 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.98% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Polk’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Polk yet.
How did Polk vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Polk alone. Ashland County, where 100% of Polk lies, voted Trump 74.5%, Harris 24.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Polk?
0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,205 (about $38,460 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Polk in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Mark Romanchuk) and State House District 67 (Melanie Miller). The House district also covers 32 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Polk’s government
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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 Polk, 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 →