Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5How is West Union run?
West Union’s town government spent $554,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $704 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($642,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how West Union is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $704 per resident a year, or $1.93 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 62%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$704 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
West Union’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($704 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 $645, and the middle half spent $334–$964. West Union spent more than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($346,000), as the Census Bureau counts 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; West Union itself left out).
No trend yet
West Union reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2024 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $496 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.50% of the home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at West Union’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 West Union’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in West Union →
Who’s in charge in West Union
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
West Union’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on westunion-wv.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 72 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 (787).
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.
Doddridge County School District
West Union’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $24,831 per pupil, $13,660 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.
West Union’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 West Union alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Doddridge County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican86.0%2,541 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat12.7%374 votesOthers: 1.4% (41 votes).
Most votes in Doddridge County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of West Union lies in Doddridge County. Every 2024 race in Doddridge County is on the county’s page.
Doddridge 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 West Union.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: westunion-wv.com ↗
- 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 West Union’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about West Union’s government
How much does West Union spend per resident?
About $704 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 $704 was more than 53% of 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in West Union?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $496 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.50% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see westunion-wv.com.
Who runs West Union’s government?
See westunion-wv.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for West Union yet.
How did West Union vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for West Union alone. Doddridge County, where 100% of West Union lies, voted Trump 86.0%, Harris 12.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for West Union?
11 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $43,597 (about $523,164 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents West Union in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Charles Clements and Chris Rose) and House of Delegates District 8 (Bill Bell). The House of Delegates district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about West Union’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; 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 →