Gragg Field Historic District · Photo: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Services Agency · Public domainHow is Clanton run?
Clanton’s city government spent $9.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,109 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Clanton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Clanton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,109 per resident a year, or $3.04 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Clanton 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 Clanton yet
Every year of Clanton’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 $708 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.43% of the home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Clanton’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 Clanton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clanton →
Who’s in charge in Clanton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Clanton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on clanton.al.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 81 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 (8,956).
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.
Chilton County School District
Clanton’s K–12 school district, shared with Jemison, Maplesville, Thorsby. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,468 per pupil, $6,544 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.
Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Clanton’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clanton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Chilton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.6%16,920 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.7%2,698 votesOthers: 0.7% (145 votes).
Most votes in Chilton County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Clanton lies in Chilton County. Every 2024 race in Chilton County is on the county’s page.
Chilton 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 Clanton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: clanton.al.us ↗
- 2Alabama HouseState representatives
- 3Alabama SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Alabama
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Clanton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Clanton’s government
How much does Clanton spend per resident?
About $1,109 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Clanton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $12.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Clanton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $708 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.43% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see clanton.al.us.
Who runs Clanton’s government?
See clanton.al.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clanton yet.
How did Clanton vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clanton alone. Chilton County, where 100% of Clanton lies, voted Trump 85.6%, Harris 13.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clanton?
111 full-time and 35 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $436,592 (about $5.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Clanton in the state legislature?
Clanton is split among 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Alabama Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Clanton’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 Clanton, 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 →