How is Thorntonville run?
Thorntonville’s town government spent $3.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $6,226 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Thorntonville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Thorntonville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District
Thorntonville’s K–12 school district, shared with Pyote, Wickett, Monahans. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,514 per pupil, $8,049 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 $6,226 per resident a year, or $17.06 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 57%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Thorntonville 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 Thorntonville yet
Every year of Thorntonville’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,393 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.70% 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 Thorntonville’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 Thorntonville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Thorntonville →
Who’s in charge in Thorntonville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Thorntonville’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Thorntonville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ward County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.7%3,115 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.7%627 votesOthers: 0.6% (23 votes).
Most votes in Ward County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Thorntonville lies in Ward County. Every 2024 race in Ward County is on the county’s page.
Ward 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 Thorntonville.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
How Thorntonville compares with the towns next door
Thorntonville’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Monahans | estimate | $867 |
| Thorntonville | estimate | $1,393 |
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 Thorntonville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Thorntonville’s government
How much does Thorntonville spend per resident?
About $6,226 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Thorntonville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Thorntonville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,393 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.70% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Thorntonville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Thorntonville yet.
How did Thorntonville vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Thorntonville alone. Ward County, where 100% of Thorntonville lies, voted Trump 82.7%, Harris 16.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Thorntonville?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,634 (about $31,608 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Thorntonville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Kevin Sparks) and State House District 81 (Brooks Landgraf). The House district also covers nine 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 Thorntonville, 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 →