How is Robinson run?
Robinson’s city government spent $10 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $776 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Robinson is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $776 per resident a year, or $2.13 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 37%.
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No comparison or trend for Robinson yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Robinson’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $4,666 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.54% 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 Robinson’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.
Tax bills are one input to Robinson’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Robinson →
Who’s in charge in Robinson
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 185 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (12,923).
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.
Robinson Independent School District
Robinson’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,957 per pupil, $6,881 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.
Waco Independent School District · $14,400 per pupil
Midway Independent School District · $10,856 per pupil
Lorena Independent School District · $11,590 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Robinson’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Robinson alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are McLennan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.8%64,606 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat34.0%33,863 votesOthers: 1.2% (1,203 votes).
Most votes in McLennan County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Robinson lies in McLennan County. Every 2024 race in McLennan County is on the county’s page.
McLennan 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 Robinson.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseRobinson is split between 2 districts
- 3Texas SenateState senatorDistrict 22
- 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 Robinson compares with the towns next door
Robinson’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $609 to $1,598 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Robinson’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Robinson’s government
How much does Robinson spend per resident?
About $776 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Robinson?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,666 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.54% 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 Robinson’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Robinson yet.
How did Robinson vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Robinson alone. McLennan County, where 100% of Robinson lies, voted Trump 64.8%, Harris 34.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Robinson?
70 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $389,747 (about $4.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Robinson in the state legislature?
Robinson is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 22. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Robinson’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 →