Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Winfield spent less per resident in 2022 than 73% of similar cities
Winfield’s city government spent $257,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $162 per resident. Water and other utilities ($124,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Winfield is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$162 per resident in 2022: less than 73% of them
Winfield’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($162 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $322, and the middle half spent $137–$618. Winfield spent less than 73% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($150,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Winfield itself left out).
About $162 per resident a year, or $0.44 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 58%.
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No trend yet
Winfield reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,453 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.70% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Winfield’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 Winfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Winfield →
Who’s in charge in Winfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 177 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 (1,591).
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.
Winfield R-IV School District
Winfield’s K–12 school district, shared with Chain of Rocks, Foley, Old Monroe. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,166 per pupil, $6,363 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.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Winfield’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Winfield alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lincoln County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.4%24,866 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.5%6,908 votesOthers: 1.1% (359 votes).
Most votes in Lincoln County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Winfield lies in Lincoln County. Every 2024 race in Lincoln County is on the county’s page.
Lincoln 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 Winfield.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senatorDistrict 10
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Winfield compares with the towns next door
Winfield spent $162 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Old Monroe | estimate | $887 |
| Winfield | $162 | $1,453 |
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 Winfield’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Winfield’s government
How much does Winfield spend per resident?
About $162 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 $162 was less than 73% of 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Winfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,453 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.70% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Winfield’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Winfield yet.
How did Winfield vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Winfield alone. Lincoln County, where 100% of Winfield lies, voted Trump 77.4%, Harris 21.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Winfield?
9 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $42,996 (about $515,952 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Winfield in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 and State House District 40 (Chad Perkins). The House district also covers 16 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 →