Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Bluffton run?
Bluffton’s town government spent $35,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $376 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bluffton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bluffton is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Clay County School District
Bluffton’s elementary school district, shared with Fort Gaines. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $32,234 per pupil, $13,790 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.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $376 per resident a year, or $1.03 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Bluffton 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 Bluffton yet
Every year of Bluffton’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 $3,188 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.98% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bluffton’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 Bluffton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bluffton →
Who’s in charge in Bluffton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bluffton’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bluffton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clay County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat53.5%771 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.0%663 votesOthers: 0.6% (8 votes).
Most votes in Clay County: Kamala D Harris
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Bluffton lies in Clay County. Every 2024 race in Clay County is on the county’s page.
Clay 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 Bluffton.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Georgia HouseState representatives
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bluffton’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bluffton’s government
How much does Bluffton spend per resident?
About $376 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bluffton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $44,000.
What is the property tax rate in Bluffton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,188 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.98% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Bluffton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bluffton yet.
How did Bluffton vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bluffton alone. Clay County, where 100% of Bluffton lies, voted Harris 53.5%, Trump 46.0% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Bluffton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Freddie Sims) and State House District 154 (Gerald Greene). The House district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 Bluffton, 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 →