Krenn School · Photo: Patricia J Harris · CC BY-SA 4.0Auburn spent less per resident in 2022 than 89% of similar cities
Auburn’s town government spent $20,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $227 per resident.
What stands out about how Auburn is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$227 per resident in 2022: less than 89% of them
Auburn’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($227 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $658, and the middle half spent $352–$964. Auburn spent less than 89% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Auburn itself left out).
About $227 per resident a year, or $0.62 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 90%.
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No trend yet
Auburn reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Auburn
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ritchie County School District
Auburn’s K–12 school district, shared with Cairo, Ellenboro, Harrisville, Pennsboro, Pullman. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,078 per pupil, $9,700 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.
West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Auburn’s votes are counted by county
West Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Auburn alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ritchie County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.8%3,473 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat12.8%517 votesOthers: 1.5% (60 votes).
Most votes in Ritchie County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Auburn lies in Ritchie County. Every 2024 race in Ritchie County is on the county’s page.
Ritchie 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 Auburn.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2West Virginia House of DelegatesState representatives
- 3West Virginia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of West Virginia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Auburn’s government
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Questions about Auburn’s government
How much does Auburn spend per resident?
About $227 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $227 was less than 89% of 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Auburn’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Auburn yet.
How did Auburn vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Auburn alone. Ritchie County, where 100% of Auburn lies, voted Trump 85.8%, Harris 12.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Auburn?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $221 (about $2,652 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Auburn in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Mike Azinger and Trenton Barnhart) and House of Delegates District 9 (Betsy Kelly). The House of Delegates district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →