Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Denmark run?
Denmark’s city government spent $2.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $872 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Denmark didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Denmark is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $872 per resident a year, or $2.39 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Denmark 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 Denmark yet
Every year of Denmark’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 $744 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.16% 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 Denmark’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 Denmark’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Denmark →
Who’s in charge in Denmark
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 91 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 (2,902).
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.
Bamberg County School District
Denmark’s K–12 school district, shared with Bamberg, Ehrhardt, Govan, Olar. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,379 per pupil, $9,539 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.
Denmark’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 Denmark alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bamberg County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat57.0%3,245 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican41.7%2,376 votesOthers: 1.3% (73 votes).
Most votes in Bamberg County: Kamala D Harris
South Carolina: Trump 58.2%, Harris 40.4%
100% of Denmark lies in Bamberg County. Every 2024 race in Bamberg County is on the county’s page.
Bamberg 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 Denmark.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2South Carolina HouseState representatives
- 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 Denmark’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Denmark’s government
How much does Denmark spend per resident?
About $872 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Denmark didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Denmark?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $744 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.16% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Denmark’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Denmark yet.
How did Denmark vote in 2024?
South Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Denmark alone. Bamberg County, where 100% of Denmark lies, voted Harris 57.0%, Trump 41.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Denmark?
32 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $115,866 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Denmark in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Brad Hutto) and State House District 90 (Justin Bamberg). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 Denmark, 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 →