How is Manassas run?
Manassas’ city government spent $28,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $322 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Manassas didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Manassas is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $322 per resident a year, or $0.88 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 54%.
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Manassas 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 Manassas yet
Every year of Manassas’ 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 $1,250 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.58% 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 Manassas’ 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 Manassas’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Manassas →
Who’s in charge in Manassas
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Tattnall County School District
Manassas’ K–12 school district, shared with Cobbtown, Collins, Glennville, Reidsville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,283 per pupil, $8,628 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.
Manassas’ votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Manassas alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tattnall County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.5%6,515 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.1%1,967 votesOthers: 0.4% (30 votes).
Most votes in Tattnall County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Manassas lies in Tattnall County. Every 2024 race in Tattnall County is on the county’s page.
Tattnall 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 Manassas.
- 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 Manassas’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Manassas’ government
How much does Manassas spend per resident?
About $322 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Manassas didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $40,000.
What is the property tax rate in Manassas?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,250 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.58% 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 Manassas’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Manassas yet.
How did Manassas vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Manassas alone. Tattnall County, where 100% of Manassas lies, voted Trump 76.5%, Harris 23.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Manassas?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $300 (about $3,600 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Manassas in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Blake Tillery) and State House District 157 (Bill Werkheiser). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Manassas’ 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 Manassas, 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 →