Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Alligator run?
Alligator’s town government spent $84,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $462 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Alligator didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Alligator is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $462 per resident a year, or $1.27 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 45%.
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Alligator 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 Alligator yet
Every year of Alligator’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 →Who’s in charge in Alligator
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
North Bolivar Consolidated School District
Alligator’s K–12 school district, shared with Duncan, Mound Bayou, Shelby, Winstonville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,827 per pupil, $8,115 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.
Alligator’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Alligator alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bolivar County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat61.5%6,419 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.8%3,943 votesOthers: 0.7% (73 votes).
Most votes in Bolivar County: Kamala D Harris
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Alligator lies in Bolivar County. Every 2024 race in Bolivar County is on the county’s page.
Bolivar 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 Alligator.
- 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 Alligator’s government
How much does Alligator spend per resident?
About $462 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Alligator didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $180,000.
Who runs Alligator’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Alligator yet.
How did Alligator vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Alligator alone. Bolivar County, where 100% of Alligator lies, voted Harris 61.5%, Trump 37.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Alligator?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,244 (about $26,928 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Alligator in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Derrick Simmons) and State House District 26 (Otha Williams). 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 (for Alligator, 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 →