Photo: Corvokarasu at English Wikipedia · Public domainHow is Emporia run?
Emporia’s city government spent $15 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,741 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Emporia didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Emporia is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,741 per resident a year, or $7.51 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Emporia didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Emporia yet
Every year of Emporia’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $1,171 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.79% of the home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Emporia’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 Emporia’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Emporia →
Who’s in charge in Emporia
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Emporia’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.emporia.va.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 54 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 2024 finance file (5,481).
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.
How Emporia voted in 2024
Official results for Emporia’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat65.1%1,419 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican34.1%744 votesOthers: 0.7% (16 votes).
Most votes in Emporia: Kamala D Harris
Emporia city: Harris 65.1%, Trump 34.1% · Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
of Emporia’s 3,910 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Virginia: 71%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Emporia: Timothy M Kaine
Emporia city: Kaine 67.7%, Cao 32.2% · Virginia: Kaine 54.4%, Cao 45.4%
Most votes in the district: Jennifer L McClellan
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Emporia, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emporia | 65.1% | 34.1% | 0.7% | 2,179 |
| Emporia city | 65.1% | 34.1% | 0.7% | 2,179 |
| Virginia | 51.8% | 46.1% | 2.1% | 4,503,288 |
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 Emporia.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.emporia.va.us ↗
- 2Virginia House of DelegatesState representatives
- 3Virginia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Virginia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Emporia’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Emporia’s government
How much does Emporia spend per resident?
About $2,741 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Emporia didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $17.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Emporia?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,171 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.79% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.emporia.va.us.
Who runs Emporia’s government?
See ci.emporia.va.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Emporia yet.
How did Emporia vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 65.1%, Donald J Trump 34.1% (2,179 votes, official results). Emporia city: Harris 65.1%, Trump 34.1%. Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%.
How many people work for Emporia?
102 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $526,560 (about $6.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Emporia in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Emily Jordan) and House of Delegates District 83 (Otto Wachsmann). The House of Delegates district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Emporia’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 Emporia, 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 →