How is Braswell run?
Braswell’s town government spent $206,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $534 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Braswell didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Braswell is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $534 per resident a year, or $1.46 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Braswell 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 Braswell yet
Every year of Braswell’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 $2,519 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.98% 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 Braswell’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 Braswell’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Braswell →
Who’s in charge in Braswell
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Paulding County School District
Braswell’s K–12 school district, shared with Dallas, Hiram. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,242 per pupil, $8,993 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.
Polk County School District · $14,013 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Braswell’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Braswell alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Paulding County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.7%58,769 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.6%35,802 votesOthers: 0.7% (625 votes).
Most votes in Paulding County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
57% of Braswell lies in Paulding County; the rest in Polk County. Every 2024 race in Paulding County is on the county’s page.
Paulding 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 Braswell.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Georgia HouseBraswell is split between 2 districts
- 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 Braswell’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Braswell’s government
How much does Braswell spend per resident?
About $534 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Braswell didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $305,000.
What is the property tax rate in Braswell?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,519 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.98% 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 Braswell’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Braswell yet.
How did Braswell vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Braswell alone. Paulding County, where 57% of Braswell lies, voted Trump 61.7%, Harris 37.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Braswell?
0 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $23,497 (about $281,964 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Braswell in the state legislature?
Braswell is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Georgia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 31 (Jason Anavitarte). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Braswell’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 Braswell, 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 →