Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Cleveland run?
Who represents Cleveland, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Cleveland voted.
What stands out about how Cleveland is run
Read from the town’s official records.
Blount County School District
Cleveland’s K–12 school district, shared with Allgood, Blountsville, Hayden, Highland Lake, Locust Fork and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,899 per pupil, $6,611 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.
The typical homeowner pays $540 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.33% 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 Cleveland’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 Cleveland’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cleveland →
Who’s in charge in Cleveland
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cleveland’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cleveland alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Blount County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican90.0%25,354 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat9.1%2,576 votesOthers: 0.8% (233 votes).
Most votes in Blount County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Cleveland lies in Blount County. Every 2024 race in Blount County is on the county’s page.
Blount 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 Cleveland.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Alabama HouseCleveland is split between 2 districts
- 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 Cleveland’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cleveland’s government
What is the property tax rate in Cleveland?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $540 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.33% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.38% across Alabama. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Cleveland’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cleveland yet.
How did Cleveland vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cleveland alone. Blount County, where 100% of Cleveland lies, voted Trump 90.0%, Harris 9.1% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Cleveland in the state legislature?
Cleveland is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Alabama Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 17 (Shay Shelnutt). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cleveland’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 →