Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Geneva run?
Geneva’s town government spent $103,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,084 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Geneva didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Geneva is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,084 per resident a year, or $2.97 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 53%.
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Geneva 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 Geneva yet
Every year of Geneva’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 →Who’s in charge in Geneva
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Talbot County School District
Geneva’s K–12 school district, shared with Junction City, Talbotton, Woodland. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $27,003 per pupil, $13,321 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.
Geneva’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Geneva alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Talbot County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat55.9%1,888 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican43.9%1,483 votesOthers: 0.2% (8 votes).
Most votes in Talbot County: Kamala D Harris
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Geneva lies in Talbot County. Every 2024 race in Talbot County is on the county’s page.
Talbot 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 Geneva.
- 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.
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Questions about Geneva’s government
How much does Geneva spend per resident?
About $1,084 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Geneva didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $125,000.
Who runs Geneva’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Geneva yet.
How did Geneva vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Geneva alone. Talbot County, where 100% of Geneva lies, voted Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Geneva?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,024 (about $12,288 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Geneva in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Ed Harbison) and State House District 137 (Debbie Buckner). The House district also covers eight 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 Geneva, 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 →