Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0How is Madisonville run?
Madisonville’s town government spent $4.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $855 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Madisonville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Madisonville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $855 per resident a year, or $2.34 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Madisonville 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 Madisonville yet
Every year of Madisonville’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 $1,150 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.49% 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 Madisonville’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 Madisonville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Madisonville →
Who’s in charge in Madisonville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Madisonville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on cityofmadisonville.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 179 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 (5,024).
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.
Monroe County School District
Madisonville’s K–12 school district, shared with Tellico Plains, Vonore. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,085 per pupil, $7,145 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.
Madisonville’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Madisonville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Monroe County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.0%18,526 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.2%3,608 votesOthers: 0.8% (189 votes).
Most votes in Monroe County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Madisonville lies in Monroe County. Every 2024 race in Monroe County is on the county’s page.
Monroe 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 Madisonville.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: cityofmadisonville.org ↗
- 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 Madisonville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Madisonville’s government
How much does Madisonville spend per resident?
About $855 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Madisonville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $7.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Madisonville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,150 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.49% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofmadisonville.org.
Who runs Madisonville’s government?
See cityofmadisonville.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Madisonville yet.
How did Madisonville vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Madisonville alone. Monroe County, where 100% of Madisonville lies, voted Trump 83.0%, Harris 16.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Madisonville?
28 full-time and 35 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $110,254 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Madisonville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Tom Hatcher) and State House District 21 (Lowell Russell). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Madisonville’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 (for Madisonville, 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 →