Col. Green G. Mobley House · Photo: Altairisfar · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Gainesville run?
Gainesville’s town government spent $618,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $3,396 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Gainesville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Gainesville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $3,396 per resident a year, or $9.30 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 20%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Gainesville didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Gainesville yet
Every year of Gainesville’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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 $1,117 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Gainesville’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 Gainesville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gainesville →
Who’s in charge in Gainesville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Gainesville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofgainesvillealabama.com ↗.
Sumter County School District
Gainesville’s K–12 school district, shared with Cuba, Emelle, Epes, Geiger, Livingston and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,792 per pupil, $8,702 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.
Gainesville’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gainesville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sumter County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat70.2%3,725 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican29.1%1,542 votesOthers: 0.8% (40 votes).
Most votes in Sumter County: Kamala D Harris
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Gainesville lies in Sumter County. Every 2024 race in Sumter County is on the county’s page.
Sumter 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 Gainesville.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofgainesvillealabama.com ↗
- 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 Gainesville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Gainesville’s government
How much does Gainesville spend per resident?
About $3,396 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Gainesville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $927,000.
Who runs Gainesville’s government?
See townofgainesvillealabama.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gainesville yet.
How did Gainesville vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gainesville alone. Sumter County, where 100% of Gainesville lies, voted Harris 70.2%, Trump 29.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gainesville?
0 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,143 (about $37,716 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Gainesville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Bobby Singleton) and State House District 71 (A.J. McCampbell). The House district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Gainesville’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 Gainesville, 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 →