Photo: Vbofficial · CC BY-SA 3.0In Porter Township, 65% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Porter Township’s town government spent $3.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $381 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Porter Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Porter Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
How Porter Township voted in 2024
Official results for Porter Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.9%3,593 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.5%1,112 votesOthers: 0.6% (30 votes).
Most votes in Porter Township: Donald J Trump
Scioto County: Trump 73.7%, Harris 25.7% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Porter Township’s 7,316 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Porter Township: Bernie Moreno
Scioto County: Moreno 67.2%, Brown 29.3% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: David J Taylor
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Porter Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Township | 75.9% | 23.5% | 0.6% | 4,735 |
| Scioto County | 73.7% | 25.7% | 0.6% | 31,179 |
| 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.
About $381 per resident a year, or $1.04 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 56%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Porter 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 Porter Township yet
Every year of Porter 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 $1,985 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.02% 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 Porter 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.
Tax bills are one input to Porter Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Porter Township →
Who’s in charge in Porter Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 240 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 (9,135).
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.
Wheelersburg Local School District
Porter Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,146 per pupil, $8,133 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.
Portsmouth City School District · $19,036 per pupil
Minford Local School District · $14,669 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Porter 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 Porter Township compares with the towns next door
Porter Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $86 to $325 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | $86 | $1,213 |
| Vernon Township | $325 | $1,707 |
| Harrison Township | estimate | $1,155 |
| Green Township | estimate | $1,709 |
| Portsmouth | estimate | $1,222 |
| Porter Township | estimate | $1,985 |
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 Porter Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Porter Township’s government
How much does Porter Township spend per resident?
About $381 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Porter Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.5 million.
What is the property tax rate in Porter Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,985 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.02% 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 Porter Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Porter Township yet.
How did Porter Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 75.9%, Kamala D Harris 23.5% (4,735 votes, official results). Scioto County: Trump 73.7%, Harris 25.7%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Porter Township?
38 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $175,690 (about $2.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Porter Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Terry Johnson) and State House District 90 (Justin Pizzulli). The House district also covers 52 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Porter Township’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 Porter 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 →