Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0Boyle spent more per resident in 2022 than 92% of similar cities
Boyle’s town government spent $717,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,217 per resident. Water and other utilities ($203,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Boyle is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,217 per resident in 2022: more than 92% of them
Boyle’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,217 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–$830. Boyle spent more than 92% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($261,000), 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; Boyle itself left out).
About $1,217 per resident a year, or $3.33 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 40%.
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No trend yet
Boyle reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Boyle
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 54 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 (589).
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.
Cleveland School District
Boyle’s K–12 school district, shared with Cleveland, Merigold, Renova. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,697 per pupil, $6,818 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.
Boyle’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Boyle 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 Boyle 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 Boyle.
- 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 Boyle’s government
How much does Boyle spend per resident?
About $1,217 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 $1,217 was more than 92% of 98 Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Boyle’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Boyle yet.
How did Boyle vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Boyle alone. Bolivar County, where 100% of Boyle lies, voted Harris 61.5%, Trump 37.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Boyle?
11 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $40,382 (about $484,584 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Boyle in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Sarita Simmons) and State House District 31 (Otis Anthony). The House district also covers eight 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 →