Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0How is Bell Buckle run?
Bell Buckle’s town government spent $482,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $898 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bell Buckle didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bell Buckle is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $898 per resident a year, or $2.46 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 65%.
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Bell Buckle 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 Bell Buckle yet
Every year of Bell Buckle’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 $1,339 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.44% 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 Bell Buckle’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 Bell Buckle’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bell Buckle →
Who’s in charge in Bell Buckle
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 107 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 (537).
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.
Bedford County School District
Bell Buckle’s K–12 school district, shared with Normandy, Shelbyville, Wartrace. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,517 per pupil, $6,195 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.
Bell Buckle’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bell Buckle alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bedford County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.5%15,772 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.5%4,122 votesOthers: 1.0% (196 votes).
Most votes in Bedford County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Bell Buckle lies in Bedford County. Every 2024 race in Bedford County is on the county’s page.
Bedford 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 Bell Buckle.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Bell Buckle’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bell Buckle’s government
How much does Bell Buckle spend per resident?
About $898 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bell Buckle didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $815,000.
What is the property tax rate in Bell Buckle?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,339 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.44% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Bell Buckle’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bell Buckle yet.
How did Bell Buckle vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bell Buckle alone. Bedford County, where 100% of Bell Buckle lies, voted Trump 78.5%, Harris 20.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bell Buckle?
5 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $25,028 (about $300,336 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Bell Buckle in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Shane Reeves) and State House District 62 (Pat Marsh). The House district also covers six 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 (for Bell Buckle, 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 →