Pineland, The · Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Scotia run?
Scotia’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Scotia didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Scotia is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
No comparison or trend for Scotia yet
Every year of Scotia’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $483 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 Scotia’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 Scotia’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Scotia →
Who’s in charge in Scotia
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hampton County School District
Scotia’s K–12 school district, shared with Brunson, Estill, Furman, Gifford, Hampton and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,342 per pupil, $8,419 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.
Scotia’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 Scotia alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hampton County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat52.6%4,328 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.2%3,801 votesOthers: 1.3% (104 votes).
Most votes in Hampton County: Kamala D Harris
South Carolina: Trump 58.2%, Harris 40.4%
100% of Scotia lies in Hampton County. Every 2024 race in Hampton County is on the county’s page.
Hampton 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 Scotia.
- 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 Scotia’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Scotia’s government
How much does Scotia spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Scotia didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $13,000.
Who runs Scotia’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Scotia yet.
How did Scotia vote in 2024?
South Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Scotia alone. Hampton County, where 100% of Scotia lies, voted Harris 52.6%, Trump 46.2% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Scotia in the state legislature?
State Senate District 45 (Margie Bright Matthews) and State House District 122 (Bill Hager). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Scotia’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 (for Scotia, 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 →