Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0Remerton spent more per resident in 2022 than 89% of similar cities
Remerton’s city government spent $1.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,554 per resident. Water and other utilities ($239,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Remerton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,554 per resident in 2022: more than 89% of them
Remerton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,554 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–$1,060. Remerton spent more than 89% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($300,000), as the Census Bureau counts 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; Remerton itself left out).
About $1,554 per resident a year, or $4.26 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 43%.
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No trend yet
Remerton reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Remerton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Remerton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofremerton.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 96 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 (1,061).
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.
Lowndes County School District
Remerton’s K–12 school district, shared with Dasher, Hahira, Lake Park. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,280 per pupil, $8,111 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.
Remerton’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Remerton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lowndes County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.8%28,081 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat40.8%19,487 votesOthers: 0.5% (227 votes).
Most votes in Lowndes County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Remerton lies in Lowndes County. Every 2024 race in Lowndes County is on the county’s page.
Lowndes 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 Remerton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofremerton.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 Remerton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Remerton’s government
How much does Remerton spend per resident?
About $1,554 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,554 was more than 89% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Remerton’s government?
See cityofremerton.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Remerton yet.
How did Remerton vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Remerton alone. Lowndes County, where 100% of Remerton lies, voted Trump 58.8%, Harris 40.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Remerton?
11 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $48,404 (about $580,848 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Remerton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Russ Goodman) and State House District 177 (Alvin Payton). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. 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 →