Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Port Gibson run?
Port Gibson’s town government spent $2.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,729 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Port Gibson didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Port Gibson is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,729 per resident a year, or $4.74 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 32%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Port Gibson didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Port Gibson yet
Every year of Port Gibson’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 39 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $821 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.72% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Port Gibson’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 Port Gibson’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Port Gibson →
Who’s in charge in Port Gibson
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Port Gibson’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on portgibsonms.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 30 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (1,189).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Claiborne County School District
Port Gibson’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,553 per pupil, $8,218 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.
Port Gibson’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Port Gibson alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Claiborne County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat83.3%2,950 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican15.8%558 votesOthers: 0.9% (33 votes).
Most votes in Claiborne County: Kamala D Harris
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Port Gibson lies in Claiborne County. Every 2024 race in Claiborne County is on the county’s page.
Claiborne 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 Port Gibson.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: portgibsonms.org ↗
- 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.
Reach Port Gibson’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Port Gibson’s government
How much does Port Gibson spend per resident?
About $1,729 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Port Gibson didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Port Gibson?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $821 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.72% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see portgibsonms.org.
Who runs Port Gibson’s government?
See portgibsonms.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Port Gibson yet.
How did Port Gibson vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Port Gibson alone. Claiborne County, where 100% of Port Gibson lies, voted Harris 83.3%, Trump 15.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Port Gibson?
39 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $142,723 (about $1.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Port Gibson in the state legislature?
State Senate District 37 (Albert Butler) and State House District 85 (Jeffery Harness). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Port Gibson’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Port Gibson, 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 →