How is Trimble run?
Trimble’s town government spent $120,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $199 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Trimble didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Trimble is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $199 per resident a year, or $0.55 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 43%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Trimble 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 Trimble yet
Every year of Trimble’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 $645 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.80% 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 Trimble’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 Trimble’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Trimble →
Who’s in charge in Trimble
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Trimble’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on trimbletennessee.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 67 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (602).
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.
Dyer County School District
Trimble’s K–12 school district, shared with Newbern. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,586 per pupil, $7,362 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.
Obion County School District · $13,730 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Trimble’s votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Trimble alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dyer County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.6%11,603 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.8%2,707 votesOthers: 0.6% (84 votes).
Most votes in Dyer County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
99% of Trimble lies in Dyer County; the rest in Obion County. Every 2024 race in Dyer County is on the county’s page.
Dyer 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 Trimble.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: trimbletennessee.com ↗
- 2Tennessee HouseTrimble is split between 2 districts
- 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 Trimble’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Trimble’s government
How much does Trimble spend per resident?
About $199 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Trimble didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $360,000.
What is the property tax rate in Trimble?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $645 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.80% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see trimbletennessee.com.
Who runs Trimble’s government?
See trimbletennessee.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Trimble yet.
How did Trimble vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Trimble alone. Dyer County, where 99% of Trimble lies, voted Trump 80.6%, Harris 18.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Trimble?
9 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $44,750 (about $537,000 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Trimble in the state legislature?
Trimble is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Tennessee Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Trimble’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 Trimble, 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 →