Couch-Artrip House · Photo: Roger B. Wise · CC BY-SA 3.0Leon spent less per resident in 2022 than 94% of similar cities
Leon’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Leon is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$186 per resident in 2022: less than 94% of them
Leon’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($186 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. Leon spent less than 94% 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; Leon itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 100% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Leon 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: $186 · 2023: $0.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Leon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mason County School District
Leon’s K–12 school district, shared with Hartford City, Henderson, Mason, New Haven, Point Pleasant. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,318 per pupil, $8,833 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.
Leon’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 Leon alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Mason County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.1%8,232 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.0%2,111 votesOthers: 1.9% (204 votes).
Most votes in Mason County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Leon lies in Mason County. Every 2024 race in Mason County is on the county’s page.
Mason 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 Leon.
- 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.
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Questions about Leon’s government
How much does Leon spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $186 was less than 94% of 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Leon’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Leon yet.
How did Leon vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Leon alone. Mason County, where 100% of Leon lies, voted Trump 78.1%, Harris 20.0% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Leon in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Amy Grady and Eric Tarr) and House of Delegates District 18 (Jim Butler). The House of Delegates district also covers two neighboring 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 →