How is Cottonwood run?
Who represents Cottonwood, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Cottonwood voted.
What stands out about how Cottonwood is run
Read from the city’s official records.
Scurry-Rosser Independent School District
Cottonwood’s K–12 school district, shared with Grays Prairie, Rosser, Scurry. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,080 per pupil, $8,248 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.
The typical homeowner pays $4,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.36% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Cottonwood’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 Cottonwood’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cottonwood →
Who’s in charge in Cottonwood
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cottonwood’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cottonwood alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kaufman County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.4%44,061 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.6%24,726 votesOthers: 1.1% (749 votes).
Most votes in Kaufman County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Cottonwood lies in Kaufman County. Every 2024 race in Kaufman County is on the county’s page.
Kaufman 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 Cottonwood.
- 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.
Reach Cottonwood’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cottonwood’s government
What is the property tax rate in Cottonwood?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,000 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.36% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Cottonwood’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cottonwood yet.
How did Cottonwood vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cottonwood alone. Kaufman County, where 100% of Cottonwood lies, voted Trump 63.4%, Harris 35.6% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Cottonwood in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Bob Hall) and State House District 4 (Keith Bell). The House district also covers 29 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cottonwood’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 →