Photo: Michaelswikiusername · CC BY 3.0Algoma spent less per resident in 2022 than 95% of similar cities
Algoma’s town government spent $27,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $40 per resident.
What stands out about how Algoma is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$40 per resident in 2022: less than 95% of them
Algoma’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($40 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 98 Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $464, and the middle half spent $234–$850. Algoma spent less than 95% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Algoma itself left out).
About $40 per resident a year, or $0.11 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 63%.
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No trend yet
Algoma reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Algoma
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pontotoc County Schools
Algoma’s K–12 school district, shared with Ecru, Thaxton, Toccopola, Sherman. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,288 per pupil, $6,576 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.
Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Algoma’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Algoma alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pontotoc County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.5%11,740 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.7%2,214 votesOthers: 0.8% (114 votes).
Most votes in Pontotoc County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Algoma lies in Pontotoc County. Every 2024 race in Pontotoc County is on the county’s page.
Pontotoc 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 Algoma.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Mississippi HouseState representatives
- 3Mississippi SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Mississippi
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Algoma’s government
How much does Algoma spend per resident?
About $40 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $40 was less than 95% of 98 Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Algoma’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Algoma yet.
How did Algoma vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Algoma alone. Pontotoc County, where 100% of Algoma lies, voted Trump 83.5%, Harris 15.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Algoma?
0 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,307 (about $27,684 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Algoma in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Ben Suber) and State House District 15 (Beth Waldo). The House district also covers three neighboring 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 →