Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Glenwood run?
Glenwood’s town government spent $57,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $313 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Glenwood didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Glenwood is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $313 per resident a year, or $0.86 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 11%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Glenwood 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 Glenwood yet
Every year of Glenwood’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 $240 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 Glenwood’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 Glenwood’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Glenwood →
Who’s in charge in Glenwood
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Crenshaw County School District
Glenwood’s K–12 school district, shared with Brantley, Dozier, Luverne, Petrey, Rutledge. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,702 per pupil, $8,690 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.
Glenwood’s votes are counted by county
Alabama reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Glenwood alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Crenshaw County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.1%5,000 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.5%1,457 votesOthers: 0.4% (29 votes).
Most votes in Crenshaw County: Donald J Trump
Alabama: Trump 64.6%, Harris 34.1%
100% of Glenwood lies in Crenshaw County. Every 2024 race in Crenshaw County is on the county’s page.
Crenshaw 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 Glenwood.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Glenwood’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Glenwood’s government
How much does Glenwood spend per resident?
About $313 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Glenwood didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $90,000.
Who runs Glenwood’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Glenwood yet.
How did Glenwood vote in 2024?
Alabama counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Glenwood alone. Crenshaw County, where 100% of Glenwood lies, voted Trump 77.1%, Harris 22.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Glenwood?
0 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,270 (about $87,240 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Glenwood in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Will Barfoot) and State House District 90 (Chris Sells). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Glenwood’s government
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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 (for Glenwood, 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 →