How is Spofford run?
Spofford’s city government spent $42,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $424 per resident. Water and other utilities ($179,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Spofford is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $424 per resident a year, or $1.16 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$424 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Spofford’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($424 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 $433, and the middle half spent $184–$752. Spofford spent less than 51% of 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; Spofford itself left out).
No trend yet
Spofford reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Spofford
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brackett Independent School District
Spofford’s K–12 school district, shared with Brackettville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,953 per pupil, $9,380 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.
Spofford’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Spofford alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kinney County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.7%1,062 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.3%345 votesOthers: 1.1% (15 votes).
Most votes in Kinney County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Spofford lies in Kinney County. Every 2024 race in Kinney County is on the county’s page.
Kinney 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 Spofford.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in CongressTexas’s 23rd District
- 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 Spofford’s government
How much does Spofford spend per resident?
About $424 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $424 was less than 51% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Spofford’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Spofford yet.
How did Spofford vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Spofford alone. Kinney County, where 100% of Spofford lies, voted Trump 74.7%, Harris 24.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Spofford?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,812 (about $21,744 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Spofford in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Roland Gutierrez) and State House District 74 (Eddie Morales). The House district also covers 12 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 →