How is Ruby run?
Ruby’s town government spent $389,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,267 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Ruby didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Ruby is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,267 per resident a year, or $3.47 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Ruby didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Ruby yet
Every year of Ruby’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. 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 $467 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.41% 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 Ruby’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 Ruby’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ruby →
Who’s in charge in Ruby
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Chesterfield County School District
Ruby’s K–12 school district, shared with Cheraw, Chesterfield, Jefferson, McBee, Mount Croghan and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,099 per pupil, $7,174 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.
Ruby’s votes are counted by county
South Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ruby alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Chesterfield County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.5%11,682 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.5%6,520 votesOthers: 1.0% (189 votes).
Most votes in Chesterfield County: Donald J Trump
South Carolina: Trump 58.2%, Harris 40.4%
100% of Ruby lies in Chesterfield County. Every 2024 race in Chesterfield County is on the county’s page.
Chesterfield 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 Ruby.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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 Ruby’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Ruby’s government
How much does Ruby spend per resident?
About $1,267 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Ruby didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $933,000.
What is the property tax rate in Ruby?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $467 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.41% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Ruby’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ruby yet.
How did Ruby vote in 2024?
South Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ruby alone. Chesterfield County, where 100% of Ruby lies, voted Trump 63.5%, Harris 35.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ruby?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,721 (about $20,652 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Ruby in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Allen Blackmon) and State House District 53 (Richie Yow). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ruby’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 (for Ruby, 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 →