How is New Johnsonville run?
New Johnsonville’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how New Johnsonville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Humphreys County School District
New Johnsonville’s K–12 school district, shared with McEwen, Waverly. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,351 per pupil, $7,601 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.
No comparison for New Johnsonville yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). New Johnsonville’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2023; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is down 100% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years New Johnsonville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $0 · 2023: $0.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $901 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.57% 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 New Johnsonville’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 New Johnsonville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in New Johnsonville →
Who’s in charge in New Johnsonville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
New Johnsonville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofnewjohnsonville.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 84 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (1,837).
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.
New Johnsonville’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for New Johnsonville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Humphreys County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.4%6,400 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.4%1,767 votesOthers: 1.2% (97 votes).
Most votes in Humphreys County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of New Johnsonville lies in Humphreys County. Every 2024 race in Humphreys County is on the county’s page.
Humphreys 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 New Johnsonville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofnewjohnsonville.com ↗
- 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 New Johnsonville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about New Johnsonville’s government
How much does New Johnsonville spend per resident?
About $0 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 New Johnsonville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $901 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.57% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofnewjohnsonville.com.
Who runs New Johnsonville’s government?
See cityofnewjohnsonville.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for New Johnsonville yet.
How did New Johnsonville vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for New Johnsonville alone. Humphreys County, where 100% of New Johnsonville lies, voted Trump 77.4%, Harris 21.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for New Johnsonville?
22 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $110,549 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents New Johnsonville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Kerry Roberts) and State House District 74 (Jay Reedy). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about New Johnsonville’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 →