Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Alexandria run?
Alexandria’s town government spent $651,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $638 per resident. Water and other utilities ($489,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Alexandria is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $638 per resident a year, or $1.75 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 35%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$638 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Alexandria’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($638 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 113 Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $574, and the middle half spent $297–$828. Alexandria spent more than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($215,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Alexandria itself left out).
No trend yet
Alexandria reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $725 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.33% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Alexandria’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 Alexandria’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Alexandria →
Who’s in charge in Alexandria
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Alexandria’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofalexandria.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 204 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 (1,020).
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.
DeKalb County School District
Alexandria’s K–12 school district, shared with Dowelltown, Liberty, Smithville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,339 per pupil, $7,236 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.
Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Alexandria’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Alexandria alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are DeKalb County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.9%7,599 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.2%1,706 votesOthers: 1.0% (91 votes).
Most votes in DeKalb County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Alexandria lies in DeKalb County. Every 2024 race in DeKalb County is on the county’s page.
DeKalb 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 Alexandria.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofalexandria.us ↗
- 2Tennessee HouseState representatives
- 3Tennessee SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Tennessee
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Alexandria’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Alexandria’s government
How much does Alexandria spend per resident?
About $638 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 $638 was more than 54% of 113 Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Alexandria?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $725 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.33% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofalexandria.us.
Who runs Alexandria’s government?
See townofalexandria.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Alexandria yet.
How did Alexandria vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Alexandria alone. DeKalb County, where 100% of Alexandria lies, voted Trump 80.9%, Harris 18.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Alexandria?
5 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $19,680 (about $236,160 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Alexandria in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Janice Bowling) and State House District 40 (Michael Hale). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Alexandria’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; 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 →