Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Clinton run?
Clinton’s city government spent $13.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,770 per resident. Water and other utilities ($16.7 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Clinton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,770 per resident a year, or $4.85 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 26%.
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No comparison or trend for Clinton yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Clinton’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,011 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.58% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Clinton’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 Clinton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clinton →
Who’s in charge in Clinton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Clinton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofclintonsc.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 109 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 2024 finance file (7,554).
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.
Laurens School District 56
Clinton’s K–12 school district, shared with Cross Hill. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,370 per pupil, $8,409 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.
South Carolina districts overall: 45% local, 43% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Clinton’s votes are counted by county
South Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clinton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Laurens County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.9%21,110 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.0%8,769 votesOthers: 1.1% (334 votes).
Most votes in Laurens County: Donald J Trump
South Carolina: Trump 58.2%, Harris 40.4%
100% of Clinton lies in Laurens County. Every 2024 race in Laurens County is on the county’s page.
Laurens 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 Clinton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofclintonsc.com ↗
- 2South Carolina HouseClinton is split between 2 districts
- 3South Carolina SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Carolina
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Clinton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Clinton’s government
How much does Clinton spend per resident?
About $1,770 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Clinton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,011 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.58% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofclintonsc.com.
Who runs Clinton’s government?
See cityofclintonsc.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clinton yet.
How did Clinton vote in 2024?
South Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clinton alone. Laurens County, where 100% of Clinton lies, voted Trump 69.9%, Harris 29.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clinton?
69 full-time and 18 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $350,297 (about $4.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Clinton in the state legislature?
Clinton is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The South Carolina Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 9 (Danny Verdin). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Clinton’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 →