Bank of Jersey · Photo: Herferbrian · CC BY-SA 4.0Jersey spent less per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities
Jersey’s city government spent $46,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $313 per resident.
What stands out about how Jersey is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$313 per resident in 2022: less than 88% of them
Jersey’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($313 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 $433–$1,080. Jersey spent less than 88% 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; Jersey itself left out).
About $313 per resident a year, or $0.86 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 83%.
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No trend yet
Jersey reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Jersey
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Walton County School District
Jersey’s K–12 school district, shared with Between, Good Hope, Monroe, Walnut Grove, Loganville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,330 per pupil, $8,300 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.
Jersey’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jersey alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Walton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.6%42,407 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.7%15,605 votesOthers: 0.6% (364 votes).
Most votes in Walton County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Jersey lies in Walton County. Every 2024 race in Walton County is on the county’s page.
Walton 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 Jersey.
- 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.
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Questions about Jersey’s government
How much does Jersey spend per resident?
About $313 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $313 was less than 88% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Jersey’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jersey yet.
How did Jersey vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jersey alone. Walton County, where 100% of Jersey lies, voted Trump 72.6%, Harris 26.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Jersey?
0 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,987 (about $107,844 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Jersey in the state legislature?
State Senate District 42 (Brian Strickland) and State House District 112 (Bruce Williamson). The House district also covers four 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; 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 →