Photo: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas · CC BY 2.0How is Windthorst run?
Windthorst’s town government spent $2.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $5,435 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Windthorst didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Windthorst is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Windthorst Independent School District
Windthorst’s K–12 school district, shared with Scotland. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,738 per pupil, $9,149 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 $5,435 per resident a year, or $14.89 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 Windthorst collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Windthorst 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 Windthorst yet
Every year of Windthorst’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 $2,540 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.23% 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 Windthorst’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 Windthorst’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Windthorst →
Who’s in charge in Windthorst
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 386 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 2022 finance file (386).
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.
Windthorst’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Windthorst alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Archer County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican89.5%4,592 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat10.1%520 votesOthers: 0.4% (20 votes).
Most votes in Archer County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
96% of Windthorst lies in Archer County; the rest in Clay County. Every 2024 race in Archer County is on the county’s page.
Archer 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 Windthorst.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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 Windthorst’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Windthorst’s government
How much does Windthorst spend per resident?
About $5,435 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Windthorst didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.5 million.
What is the property tax rate in Windthorst?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,540 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.23% 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 Windthorst’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Windthorst yet.
How did Windthorst vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Windthorst alone. Archer County, where 96% of Windthorst lies, voted Trump 89.5%, Harris 10.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Windthorst?
1 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $11,264 (about $135,168 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Windthorst in the state legislature?
State Senate District 30 (Brent Hagenbuch) and State House District 69 (James Frank). The House district also covers 39 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Windthorst’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 Windthorst, 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 →