How is Cove run?
Cove’s city government spent $2.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to August 31, 2022, about $3,597 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cove didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Cove is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Barbers Hill Independent School District
Cove’s K–12 school district, shared with Mont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree, Beach City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,489 per pupil, $8,976 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.
About $3,597 per resident a year, or $9.85 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Cove collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Cove 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 Cove yet
Every year of Cove’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 →Who’s in charge in Cove
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cove’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cove alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Chambers County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.4%20,557 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.8%4,187 votesOthers: 0.9% (214 votes).
Most votes in Chambers County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Cove lies in Chambers County. Every 2024 race in Chambers County is on the county’s page.
Chambers 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 Cove.
- 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 Cove’s government
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Questions about Cove’s government
How much does Cove spend per resident?
About $3,597 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to August 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Cove didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.5 million.
Who runs Cove’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cove yet.
How did Cove vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cove alone. Chambers County, where 100% of Cove lies, voted Trump 82.4%, Harris 16.8% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Cove in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Brett Ligon) and State House District 23 (Terri Leo-Wilson). 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 Cove, 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 →