Photo: JonRidinger · CC BY-SA 4.0In Rootstown Township, 72% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
Rootstown Township’s town government spent $2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $241 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Rootstown Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Rootstown Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
How Rootstown Township voted in 2024
Official results for Rootstown Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.7%3,218 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat34.2%1,701 votesOthers: 1.1% (53 votes).
Most votes in Rootstown Township: Donald J Trump
Portage County: Trump 57.3%, Harris 41.8% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Rootstown Township’s 6,915 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Rootstown Township: Bernie Moreno
Portage County: Moreno 51.3%, Brown 45.1% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: David P Joyce
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Rootstown Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rootstown Township | 64.7% | 34.2% | 1.1% | 4,972 |
| Portage County | 57.3% | 41.8% | 0.9% | 83,181 |
| 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 $241 per resident a year, or $0.66 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 47%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Rootstown Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Rootstown 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 Rootstown Township yet
Every year of Rootstown 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 $3,153 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.22% 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 Rootstown 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 Rootstown Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rootstown Township →
Who’s in charge in Rootstown Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rootstown Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on rootstowntwp.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 4,099 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 (8,198).
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.
Rootstown Local School District
Rootstown Township’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,924 per pupil, $9,225 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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Rootstown Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: rootstowntwp.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 Rootstown Township compares with the towns next door
Rootstown Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 5 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $191 to $564 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Township | $191 | $1,350 |
| Edinburg Township | $245 | $3,209 |
| Ravenna Township | $250 | $2,779 |
| Randolph Township | $302 | $2,710 |
| Brimfield Township | $564 | $3,086 |
| Rootstown Township | estimate | $3,153 |
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 Rootstown Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Rootstown Township’s government
How much does Rootstown Township spend per resident?
About $241 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Rootstown Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Rootstown Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,153 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.22% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see rootstowntwp.com.
Who runs Rootstown Township’s government?
See rootstowntwp.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rootstown Township yet.
How did Rootstown Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 64.7%, Kamala D Harris 34.2% (4,972 votes, official results). Portage County: Trump 57.3%, Harris 41.8%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Rootstown Township?
2 full-time and 29 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $60,611 (about $727,332 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Rootstown Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Kristina Roegner) and State House District 72 (Heidi Workman). The House district also covers 25 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rootstown Township’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 (for Rootstown 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 →