Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Winona run?
Winona’s city government spent $4 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,032 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($564,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Winona is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,032 per resident a year, or $2.83 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,032 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Winona’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,032 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 27 Mississippi cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $913, and the middle half spent $784–$1,109. Winona spent more than 63% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($983,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Winona itself left out).
No trend yet
Winona reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023, 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,194 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.97% 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 Winona’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 Winona’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Winona →
Who’s in charge in Winona
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Winona’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on winonams.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 120 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,830).
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.
Winona-Montgomery County Consolidated School District
Winona’s K–12 school district, shared with Duck Hill, Kilmichael. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,503 per pupil, $7,753 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.
Winona’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Winona alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Montgomery County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.1%2,658 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.3%1,737 votesOthers: 0.7% (29 votes).
Most votes in Montgomery County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Winona lies in Montgomery County. Every 2024 race in Montgomery County is on the county’s page.
Montgomery 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 Winona.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: winonams.us ↗
- 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 Winona’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Winona’s government
How much does Winona spend per resident?
About $1,032 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 $1,032 was more than 63% of 27 Mississippi cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Winona?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,194 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.97% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see winonams.us.
Who runs Winona’s government?
See winonams.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Winona yet.
How did Winona vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Winona alone. Montgomery County, where 100% of Winona lies, voted Trump 60.1%, Harris 39.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Winona?
32 full-time and 22 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $154,195 (about $1.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Winona in the state legislature?
Winona is split among 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 Winona’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; 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 →