Photo: W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0Jamestown spent more per resident in 2022 than 91% of similar cities
Jamestown’s city government spent $2.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,177 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Jamestown is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,177 per resident in 2022: more than 91% of them
Jamestown’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,177 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 221 Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $419, and the middle half spent $226–$717. Jamestown spent more than 91% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.1 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Jamestown itself left out).
About $1,177 per resident a year, or $3.22 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 51%.
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No trend yet
Jamestown reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Jamestown
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 64 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,802).
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.
Russell County School District
Jamestown’s K–12 school district, shared with Russell Springs. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,819 per pupil, $7,015 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.
Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Jamestown’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jamestown alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Russell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.7%7,622 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.5%1,200 votesOthers: 0.8% (71 votes).
Most votes in Russell County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Jamestown lies in Russell County. Every 2024 race in Russell County is on the county’s page.
Russell 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 Jamestown.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Kentucky HouseState representatives
- 3Kentucky SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kentucky
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Jamestown compares with the towns next door
Jamestown spent $1,177 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Springs | estimate | $962 |
| Jamestown | $1,177 | — |
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).
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Questions about Jamestown’s government
How much does Jamestown spend per resident?
About $1,177 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,177 was more than 91% of 221 Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Jamestown’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jamestown yet.
How did Jamestown vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jamestown alone. Russell County, where 100% of Jamestown lies, voted Trump 85.7%, Harris 13.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Jamestown?
28 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $120,627 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Jamestown in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Rick Girdler) and State House District 83 (Josh Branscum). The House district also covers four 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 →