Photo: Algorhythms · CC BY-SA 4.0Carlisle spent less per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities
Carlisle’s town government spent $60,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $148 per resident. Water and other utilities ($44,000) are counted separately.
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$148 per resident in 2022: less than 88% of them
Carlisle’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($148 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 73 South Carolina cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $531, and the middle half spent $239–$923. Carlisle spent less than 88% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($24,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
South Carolina cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Carlisle itself left out).
About $148 per resident a year, or $0.41 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 60%.
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No trend yet
Carlisle reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Carlisle
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 406 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (406).
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.
Union County School District
Carlisle’s K–12 school district, shared with Jonesville, Lockhart, Union. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,938 per pupil, $7,992 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.
South Carolina districts overall: 45% local, 43% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Carlisle’s votes are counted by county
South Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Carlisle alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Union County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.9%8,102 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.2%4,084 votesOthers: 0.8% (103 votes).
Most votes in Union County: Donald J Trump
South Carolina: Trump 58.2%, Harris 40.4%
100% of Carlisle lies in Union County. Every 2024 race in Union County is on the county’s page.
Union 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.
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Every level of government that speaks for Carlisle.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2South Carolina HouseState representatives
- 3South Carolina SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Carolina
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Carlisle’s government
How much does Carlisle spend per resident?
About $148 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $148 was less than 88% of 73 South Carolina cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Carlisle’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Carlisle yet.
How did Carlisle vote in 2024?
South Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Carlisle alone. Union County, where 100% of Carlisle lies, voted Trump 65.9%, Harris 33.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Carlisle?
1 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,119 (about $49,428 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Carlisle in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Danny Verdin) and State House District 42 (Doug Gilliam). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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; 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 →