Photo: C Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0How is West Point run?
West Point’s city government spent $460,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $46 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($3 million) and the airport ($150,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how West Point is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $46 per resident a year, or $0.13 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 98%.
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No comparison or trend for West Point yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and West Point’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 and 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 87 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,034 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.67% 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 West Point’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.
Tax bills are one input to West Point’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in West Point →
Who’s in charge in West Point
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
West Point’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on wpnet.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 115 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 (9,983).
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.
West Point Consolidated School District
West Point’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,825 per pupil, $7,206 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.
West Point’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for West Point alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clay County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat54.8%4,960 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican44.4%4,017 votesOthers: 0.9% (80 votes).
Most votes in Clay County: Kamala D Harris
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of West Point lies in Clay County. Every 2024 race in Clay County is on the county’s page.
Clay 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 West Point.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: wpnet.org ↗
- 2Mississippi HouseWest Point 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 West Point’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about West Point’s government
How much does West Point spend per resident?
About $46 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in West Point?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,034 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.67% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see wpnet.org.
Who runs West Point’s government?
See wpnet.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for West Point yet.
How did West Point vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for West Point alone. Clay County, where 100% of West Point lies, voted Harris 54.8%, Trump 44.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for West Point?
87 full-time and 27 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $489,596 (about $5.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents West Point in the state legislature?
West Point is split among 3 State House districts, so your address decides. The Mississippi Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 16 (Angela Turner-Ford). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about West Point’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; 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 →