Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Newton run?
Newton’s city government spent $575,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,030 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Newton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Newton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,030 per resident a year, or $2.82 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 41%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Newton 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 Newton yet
Every year of Newton’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 $944 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.08% 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 Newton’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 Newton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Newton →
Who’s in charge in Newton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Newton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofnewtonga.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 186 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (558).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Baker County School District
Newton’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,338 per pupil, $10,892 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.
Newton’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Newton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Baker County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.8%883 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat40.0%590 votesOthers: 0.2% (3 votes).
Most votes in Baker County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Newton lies in Baker County. Every 2024 race in Baker County is on the county’s page.
Baker 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 Newton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofnewtonga.com ↗
- 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 Newton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Newton’s government
How much does Newton spend per resident?
About $1,030 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Newton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $681,000.
What is the property tax rate in Newton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $944 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.08% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofnewtonga.com.
Who runs Newton’s government?
See cityofnewtonga.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Newton yet.
How did Newton vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Newton alone. Baker County, where 100% of Newton lies, voted Trump 59.8%, Harris 40.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Newton?
3 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,415 (about $148,980 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Newton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Freddie Sims) and State House District 154 (Gerald Greene). The House district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Newton’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 Newton, 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 →