Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Lewisburg run?
Lewisburg’s city government spent $11.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $919 per resident. The airport ($443,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Lewisburg is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Marshall County School District
Lewisburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Chapel Hill, Cornersville, Petersburg. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,220 per pupil, $6,772 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.
About $919 per resident a year, or $2.52 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 22%.
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No comparison or trend for Lewisburg yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Lewisburg’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 129 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,329 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.59% 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 Lewisburg’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.
Tax bills are one input to Lewisburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lewisburg →
Who’s in charge in Lewisburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lewisburg’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on lewisburgtn.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 89 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (12,483).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Lewisburg’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lewisburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Marshall County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.8%12,426 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.2%3,390 votesOthers: 0.9% (146 votes).
Most votes in Marshall County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Lewisburg lies in Marshall County. Every 2024 race in Marshall County is on the county’s page.
Marshall 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 Lewisburg.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: lewisburgtn.gov ↗
- 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 Lewisburg’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lewisburg’s government
How much does Lewisburg spend per resident?
About $919 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Lewisburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,329 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.59% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see lewisburgtn.gov.
Who runs Lewisburg’s government?
See lewisburgtn.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lewisburg yet.
How did Lewisburg vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lewisburg alone. Marshall County, where 100% of Lewisburg lies, voted Trump 77.8%, Harris 21.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lewisburg?
141 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $654,234 (about $7.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Lewisburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Joey Hensley) and State House District 92 (Todd Warner). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lewisburg’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 →