How is Bogart run?
Bogart’s town government spent $622,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $517 per resident.
What stands out about how Bogart is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Oconee County School District
Bogart’s K–12 school district, shared with Bishop, North High Shoals, Watkinsville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,402 per pupil, $8,845 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.
Clarke County School District · $22,545 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $517 per resident a year, or $1.42 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 57%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$517 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Bogart’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($517 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $697, and the middle half spent $428–$1,080. Bogart spent less than 65% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bogart itself left out).
No trend yet
Bogart reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,897 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% 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 Bogart’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 Bogart’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bogart →
Who’s in charge in Bogart
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bogart’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on cityofbogart.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 401 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,203).
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.
Bogart’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bogart alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Oconee County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.5%18,424 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.6%8,620 votesOthers: 0.9% (243 votes).
Most votes in Oconee County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
92% of Bogart lies in Oconee County; the rest in Clarke County. Every 2024 race in Oconee County is on the county’s page.
Oconee 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 Bogart.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: cityofbogart.com ↗
- 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 Bogart’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bogart’s government
How much does Bogart spend per resident?
About $517 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $517 was less than 65% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Bogart?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,897 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofbogart.com.
Who runs Bogart’s government?
See cityofbogart.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bogart yet.
How did Bogart vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bogart alone. Oconee County, where 92% of Bogart lies, voted Trump 67.5%, Harris 31.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bogart?
3 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,292 (about $147,504 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bogart in the state legislature?
State Senate District 46 (Bill Cowsert) and State House District 120 (Houston Gaines). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bogart’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 →