Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Burton run?
Burton’s city government spent $160,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $552 per resident. Water and other utilities ($179,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Burton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $552 per resident a year, or $1.51 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 95%.
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$552 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Burton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($552 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $428, and the middle half spent $184–$752. Burton spent more than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($152,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Burton itself left out).
No trend yet
Burton reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Burton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 97 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (290).
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.
Burton Independent School District
Burton’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,753 per pupil, $9,384 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.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Burton’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Burton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Washington County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.8%14,020 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.2%4,058 votesOthers: 1.0% (187 votes).
Most votes in Washington County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Burton lies in Washington County. Every 2024 race in Washington County is on the county’s page.
Washington 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 Burton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Burton’s government
How much does Burton spend per resident?
About $552 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $552 was more than 60% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Burton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Burton yet.
How did Burton vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Burton alone. Washington County, where 100% of Burton lies, voted Trump 76.8%, Harris 22.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Burton?
3 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,871 (about $22,452 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Burton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Lois Kolkhorst) and State House District 12 (Trey Wharton). The House district also covers 21 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; 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 →