Photo: ChrisalaneJonesWiki · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Louisa run?
Louisa’s town government spent $3.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,584 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Louisa didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Louisa is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,584 per resident a year, or $4.34 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Louisa 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 Louisa yet
Every year of Louisa’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $1,953 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.57% 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 Louisa’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 Louisa’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Louisa →
Who’s in charge in Louisa
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Louisa’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on louisatown.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 140 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 (2,107).
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.
Louisa County Public Schools
Louisa’s K–12 school district, shared with Mineral. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,694 per pupil, $10,077 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.
Virginia districts overall: 49% local, 41% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Louisa’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Louisa alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Louisa County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.5%15,084 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat36.4%8,779 votesOthers: 1.2% (281 votes).
Most votes in Louisa County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Louisa lies in Louisa County. Every 2024 race in Louisa County is on the county’s page.
Louisa 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 Louisa.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: louisatown.org ↗
- 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 Louisa’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Louisa’s government
How much does Louisa spend per resident?
About $1,584 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Louisa didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Louisa?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,953 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.57% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see louisatown.org.
Who runs Louisa’s government?
See louisatown.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Louisa yet.
How did Louisa vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Louisa alone. Louisa County, where 100% of Louisa lies, voted Trump 62.5%, Harris 36.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Louisa?
15 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $73,561 (about $882,732 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Louisa in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Luther Cifers) and House of Delegates District 59 (Buddy Fowler). The House of Delegates district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Louisa’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 Louisa, 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 →