Photo: Cecouchman · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Halifax run?
Who represents Halifax, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Halifax voted.
What stands out about how Halifax is run
Read from the town’s official records.
Weldon City Schools
Halifax’s K–12 school district, shared with Weldon, Roanoke Rapids. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,407 per pupil, $10,517 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.
North Carolina districts overall: 26% local, 57% state, 17% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
The typical homeowner pays $1,083 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Halifax’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 Halifax’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Halifax →
Who’s in charge in Halifax
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Halifax’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on historichalifaxnc.com ↗.
Halifax’s votes are counted by county
North Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Halifax alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Halifax County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat58.5%14,014 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican40.8%9,778 votesOthers: 0.7% (173 votes).
Most votes in Halifax County: Kamala D Harris
North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%
100% of Halifax lies in Halifax County. Every 2024 race in Halifax County is on the county’s page.
Halifax 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 Halifax.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: historichalifaxnc.com ↗
- 2North Carolina HouseState representatives
- 3North Carolina SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Carolina
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Halifax’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Halifax’s government
Who runs Halifax’s government?
See historichalifaxnc.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Halifax yet.
How did Halifax vote in 2024?
North Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Halifax alone. Halifax County, where 100% of Halifax lies, voted Harris 58.5%, Trump 40.8% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Halifax in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Norman Sanderson) and State House District 27 (Rodney Pierce). The House district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Halifax’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 →