Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Gumbranch run?
Gumbranch’s city government spent $27,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $100 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Gumbranch didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Gumbranch is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Liberty County School District
Gumbranch’s K–12 school district, shared with Allenhurst, Flemington, Hinesville, Midway, Riceboro and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,797 per pupil, $8,194 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 $100 per resident a year, or $0.27 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 70%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Gumbranch 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 Gumbranch yet
Every year of Gumbranch’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 $677 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.41% 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 Gumbranch’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 Gumbranch’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gumbranch →
Who’s in charge in Gumbranch
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Gumbranch’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gumbranch alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Liberty County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat58.4%13,459 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican41.0%9,441 votesOthers: 0.6% (128 votes).
Most votes in Liberty County: Kamala D Harris
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Gumbranch lies in Liberty County. Every 2024 race in Liberty County is on the county’s page.
Liberty 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 Gumbranch.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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 Gumbranch’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Gumbranch’s government
How much does Gumbranch spend per resident?
About $100 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Gumbranch didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $36,000.
What is the property tax rate in Gumbranch?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $677 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.41% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Gumbranch’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gumbranch yet.
How did Gumbranch vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gumbranch alone. Liberty County, where 100% of Gumbranch lies, voted Harris 58.4%, Trump 41.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gumbranch?
0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $256 (about $3,072 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Gumbranch in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Ben Watson) and State House District 168 (Al Williams). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Gumbranch’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 (for Gumbranch, 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 →