Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0Bentonia spent more per resident in 2022 than 69% of similar cities
Bentonia’s town government spent $271,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $661 per resident. Water and other utilities ($39,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bentonia is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$661 per resident in 2022: more than 69% of them
Bentonia’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($661 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 $453, and the middle half spent $216–$850. Bentonia spent more than 69% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($44,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bentonia itself left out).
About $661 per resident a year, or $1.81 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 38%.
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No trend yet
Bentonia reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Bentonia
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 103 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 (410).
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.
Yazoo County School District
Bentonia’s K–12 school district, shared with Eden, Satartia. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,469 per pupil, $8,473 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.
Bentonia’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bentonia alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Yazoo County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.8%4,558 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.4%4,342 votesOthers: 0.8% (71 votes).
Most votes in Yazoo County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Bentonia lies in Yazoo County. Every 2024 race in Yazoo County is on the county’s page.
Yazoo 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 Bentonia.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Mississippi HouseBentonia is split between 2 districts
- 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 Bentonia’s government
How much does Bentonia spend per resident?
About $661 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 $661 was more than 69% of 98 Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Bentonia’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bentonia yet.
How did Bentonia vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bentonia alone. Yazoo County, where 100% of Bentonia lies, voted Trump 50.8%, Harris 48.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bentonia?
4 full-time and 22 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $32,904 (about $394,848 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bentonia in the state legislature?
Bentonia is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Mississippi Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 23 (Briggs Hopson). 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 →