Photo: Randy C. Bunney, Great Circle PhotoGraphics · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Fulton run?
Fulton’s town government spent $719,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $486 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Fulton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Fulton is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $486 per resident a year, or $1.33 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 22%.
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Fulton 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 Fulton yet
Every year of Fulton’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 →Who’s in charge in Fulton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Fulton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on fultontexas.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 211 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 (1,480).
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.
Rockport-Fulton Independent School District
Fulton’s K–12 school district, shared with Rockport. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,485 per pupil, $7,950 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.
Fulton’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Fulton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Aransas County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.4%10,090 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.7%2,831 votesOthers: 0.8% (110 votes).
Most votes in Aransas County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Fulton lies in Aransas County. Every 2024 race in Aransas County is on the county’s page.
Aransas 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 Fulton.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: fultontexas.org ↗
- 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.
How Fulton compares with the towns next door
Fulton’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,391 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Rockport | $1,391 | $3,753 |
| Fulton | estimate | — |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Fulton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Fulton’s government
How much does Fulton spend per resident?
About $486 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Fulton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $749,000.
Who runs Fulton’s government?
See fultontexas.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fulton yet.
How did Fulton vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Fulton alone. Aransas County, where 100% of Fulton lies, voted Trump 77.4%, Harris 21.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fulton?
7 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $33,232 (about $398,784 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fulton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Lois Kolkhorst) and State House District 32 (Todd Hunter). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fulton’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 Fulton, 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 →