Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Sherman run?
Sherman’s town government spent $758,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,078 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Sherman didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Sherman is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,078 per resident a year, or $2.95 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Sherman 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 Sherman yet
Every year of Sherman’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,012 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.64% 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 Sherman’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 Sherman’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sherman →
Who’s in charge in Sherman
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 100 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 (703).
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.
Pontotoc County Schools
Sherman’s K–12 school district, shared with Algoma, Ecru, Thaxton, Toccopola. 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.
Union County School District · $10,004 per pupil
Lee County School District · $11,326 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Sherman’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Sherman 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%
77% of Sherman lies in Pontotoc County; the rest in Union County, Lee 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 Sherman.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Mississippi HouseSherman is split between 3 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.
Reach Sherman’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Sherman’s government
How much does Sherman spend per resident?
About $1,078 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Sherman didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $873,000.
What is the property tax rate in Sherman?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,012 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Sherman’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sherman yet.
How did Sherman vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Sherman alone. Pontotoc County, where 77% of Sherman lies, voted Trump 83.5%, Harris 15.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sherman?
7 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $25,783 (about $309,396 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Sherman in the state legislature?
Sherman is split among 3 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Mississippi Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Sherman’s government
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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 Sherman, 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 →