William Taylor House · Photo: CipherdE · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Resaca run?
Resaca’s city government spent $366,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $336 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Resaca didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Resaca is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Gordon County School District
Resaca’s K–12 school district, shared with Fairmount, Plainville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,123 per pupil, $8,145 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 $336 per resident a year, or $0.92 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 49%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Resaca 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 Resaca yet
Every year of Resaca’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 $900 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.49% 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 Resaca’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 Resaca’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Resaca →
Who’s in charge in Resaca
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Resaca’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on townofresaca.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 545 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 (1,089).
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.
Resaca’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Resaca alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Gordon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.5%22,495 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.0%4,982 votesOthers: 0.5% (129 votes).
Most votes in Gordon County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Resaca lies in Gordon County. Every 2024 race in Gordon County is on the county’s page.
Gordon 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 Resaca.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: townofresaca.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.
How Resaca compares with the towns next door
Resaca’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,148 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Calhoun | $1,148 | $1,871 |
| Resaca | estimate | $900 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Resaca’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Resaca’s government
How much does Resaca spend per resident?
About $336 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Resaca didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $577,000.
What is the property tax rate in Resaca?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $900 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.49% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofresaca.com.
Who runs Resaca’s government?
See townofresaca.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Resaca yet.
How did Resaca vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Resaca alone. Gordon County, where 100% of Resaca lies, voted Trump 81.5%, Harris 18.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Resaca?
2 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,322 (about $39,864 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Resaca in the state legislature?
State Senate District 54 (Chuck Payne) and State House District 5 (Matt Barton). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Resaca’s 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 Resaca, 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 →