Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Zanesfield run?
Zanesfield’s village government spent $60,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $309 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Zanesfield didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Zanesfield is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $309 per resident a year, or $0.85 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 32%.
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Zanesfield 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 Zanesfield yet
Every year of Zanesfield’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 $1,533 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.99% 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 Zanesfield’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 Zanesfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Zanesfield →
Who’s in charge in Zanesfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Benjamin Logan Local School District
Zanesfield’s K–12 school district, shared with Belle Center, Perry Township, Rushsylvania, Valley Hi, West Mansfield and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,274 per pupil, $7,849 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.
Zanesfield’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Zanesfield alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Logan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.7%18,182 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.5%5,027 votesOthers: 0.8% (194 votes).
Most votes in Logan County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Zanesfield lies in Logan County. Every 2024 race in Logan County is on the county’s page.
Logan 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 Zanesfield.
- 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 Zanesfield’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Zanesfield’s government
How much does Zanesfield spend per resident?
About $309 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Zanesfield didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $60,000.
What is the property tax rate in Zanesfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,533 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.99% 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 Zanesfield’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Zanesfield yet.
How did Zanesfield vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Zanesfield alone. Logan County, where 100% of Zanesfield lies, voted Trump 77.7%, Harris 21.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Zanesfield?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,587 (about $31,044 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Zanesfield in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Susan Manchester) and State House District 85 (Tim Barhorst). The House district also covers 57 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Zanesfield’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 Zanesfield, 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 →