Photo: Nyttend · Public domainIn West Manchester, 75% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Ohio
West Manchester’s village government spent $499,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,119 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: West Manchester didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how West Manchester is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,119 per resident a year, or $3.07 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 62%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
West Manchester 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 West Manchester yet
Every year of West Manchester’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 $1,156 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.10% 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 West Manchester’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 West Manchester’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in West Manchester →
Who’s in charge in West Manchester
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 223 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 (446).
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.
National Trail Local School District
West Manchester’s K–12 school district, shared with Eldorado, Jackson Township, Jefferson Township, Monroe Township, New Paris. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,975 per pupil, $10,643 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 West Manchester voted in 2024
Official results for West Manchester’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.1%153 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.4%45 votesOthers: 1.5% (3 votes).
Most votes in West Manchester: Donald J Trump
Preble County: Trump 79.2%, Harris 20.1% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of West Manchester’s 267 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in West Manchester: Bernie Moreno
Preble County: Moreno 73.4%, Brown 22.9% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Warren Davidson
Whole-district result
President, 2024: West Manchester, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Manchester | 76.1% | 22.4% | 1.5% | 201 |
| Preble County | 79.2% | 20.1% | 0.8% | 21,653 |
| 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 West Manchester.
- 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 West Manchester’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about West Manchester’s government
How much does West Manchester spend per resident?
About $1,119 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (West Manchester didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $664,000.
What is the property tax rate in West Manchester?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,156 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.10% 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 West Manchester’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for West Manchester yet.
How did West Manchester vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 76.1%, Kamala D Harris 22.4% (201 votes, official results). Preble County: Trump 79.2%, Harris 20.1%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for West Manchester?
2 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $14,666 (about $175,992 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents West Manchester in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Steve Huffman) and State House District 40 (Rodney Creech). The House district also covers 39 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about West Manchester’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 West Manchester, 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 →