Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Newport run?
Newport’s city government spent $21.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,064 per resident.
What stands out about how Newport is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Newport City School District
Newport’s elementary school district. The schools are run by Newport, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $11,926 per pupil, $7,954 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 $3,064 per resident a year, or $8.39 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 40% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Newport runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with Tennessee cities of 2,500–9,999 that run their own schools.
$2,910 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Newport’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,910 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 15 Tennessee cities of 2,500–9,999 that run their own schools: the median was $2,808, and the middle half spent $2,246–$3,558. Newport spent more than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($545,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Newport itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 5% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Newport 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: $2,910 · 2023: $2,930 · 2024: $3,064.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,314 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.98% 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 Newport’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 Newport’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Newport →
Who’s in charge in Newport
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Newport’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofnewport-tn.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 35 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (6,901).
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.
Newport’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Newport alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cocke County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.7%13,105 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.4%2,415 votesOthers: 0.9% (143 votes).
Most votes in Cocke County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Newport lies in Cocke County. Every 2024 race in Cocke County is on the county’s page.
Cocke 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 Newport.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofnewport-tn.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 Newport’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Newport’s government
How much does Newport spend per resident?
About $3,064 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,910 was more than 53% of 15 Tennessee cities of 2,500–9,999 that run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Newport?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,314 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.98% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofnewport-tn.com.
Who runs Newport’s government?
See cityofnewport-tn.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Newport yet.
How did Newport vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Newport alone. Cocke County, where 100% of Newport lies, voted Trump 83.7%, Harris 15.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Newport?
199 full-time and 83 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $801,031 (about $9.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Newport in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Steve Southerland) and State House District 11 (Jeremy Faison). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Newport’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 →