Harris-Murrow-Trowell House · Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Oliver run?
Oliver’s city government spent $196,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $860 per resident.
What stands out about how Oliver is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Screven County School District
Oliver’s K–12 school district, shared with Hiltonia, Newington, Rocky Ford, Sylvania. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,341 per pupil, $8,497 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 $860 per resident a year, or $2.36 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 52%.
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$860 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Oliver’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($860 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 $696, and the middle half spent $428–$1,080. Oliver spent more than 63% 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; Oliver itself left out).
No trend yet
Oliver reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Oliver
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 114 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 (228).
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.
Oliver’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Oliver alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Screven County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.5%4,325 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.3%2,581 votesOthers: 0.2% (14 votes).
Most votes in Screven County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Oliver lies in Screven County. Every 2024 race in Screven County is on the county’s page.
Screven 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 Oliver.
- 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 Oliver’s government
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Questions about Oliver’s government
How much does Oliver spend per resident?
About $860 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 $860 was more than 63% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Oliver’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Oliver yet.
How did Oliver vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Oliver alone. Screven County, where 100% of Oliver lies, voted Trump 62.5%, Harris 37.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Oliver?
2 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $11,268 (about $135,216 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Oliver in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Max Burns) and State House District 159 (Jon Burns). The House district also covers seven 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 →