Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0How is West Point run?
West Point’s city government spent $10.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,869 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: West Point didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how West Point is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,869 per resident a year, or $7.86 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
West Point didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for West Point yet
Every year of West Point’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $1,666 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.84% 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 West Point’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.
Tax bills are one input to West Point’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in West Point →
Who’s in charge in West Point
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
West Point’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofwestpointga.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 50 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (3,632).
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.
Troup County School District
West Point’s K–12 school district, shared with Hogansville, LaGrange. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,162 per pupil, $8,491 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.
Harris County School District · $14,199 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
West Point’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for West Point alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Troup County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.9%19,392 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.6%11,757 votesOthers: 0.5% (155 votes).
Most votes in Troup County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
72% of West Point lies in Troup County; the rest in Harris County. Every 2024 race in Troup County is on the county’s page.
Troup 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 West Point.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofwestpointga.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 West Point’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about West Point’s government
How much does West Point spend per resident?
About $2,869 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (West Point didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $23.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in West Point?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,666 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.84% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofwestpointga.com.
Who runs West Point’s government?
See cityofwestpointga.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for West Point yet.
How did West Point vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for West Point alone. Troup County, where 72% of West Point lies, voted Trump 61.9%, Harris 37.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for West Point?
73 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $375,718 (about $4.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents West Point in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Randy Robertson) and State House District 138 (Vance Smith). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about West Point’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 West Point, 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 →