Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Winfield

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Town Hall · Winfield

How is Winfield run?

Winfield’s city government spent $3.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $6,457 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Winfield didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
Election Day

Today

General election in Texas.

Register or check: vote.gov ↗
Day-to-day spending, 2022
$3.5M
year to September 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$6,457
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$754,000
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
City staff, 2022
4
full-time · 0 part-time · March payroll $14,538
Typical tax bill
$1,210
1.05% of home value · TX 1.49%

What stands out about how Winfield is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

The school district

Mount Pleasant Independent School District

Winfield’s K–12 school district, shared with Miller's Cove, Mount Pleasant. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Winfield →
$12,981
per pupil · TX $12,815
5,152
students
$80.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,981 per pupil, $7,957 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 25%State 53%Federal 23%

Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $6,457 per resident a year, or $17.69 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 57%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 61%Sales taxes 22%Fees & charges 8%Other taxes & licenses 4%From the state 3%Interest, fines & other 3%
An estimate

Winfield didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $435,000; interest on debt $34,000. With these, the whole budget was $3.9 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Winfield yet

Every year of Winfield’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,210 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.05% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Texas$4,232
Winfield$1,210
$1,210
typical bill a year
1.05%
effective rate
$115,200
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Winfield’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 Winfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Winfield →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Winfield

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See winfieldtx.com for Winfield’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Winfield yet.winfieldtx.com ↗
Agendas

Winfield’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on winfieldtx.com ↗.

Who works for Winfield

One full-time city employee for every 135 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 (538).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings3
Water & other utilities1
4
full-time
0
part-time
$14,538
payroll for March 2022
$174,456
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$43,600
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Winfield’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Elections · 2024 general election

Winfield’s votes are counted by county

Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Winfield alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Titus County’s results.

President · Titus County’s results10,229 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican76.9%7,861 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat22.2%2,275 votes

Others: 0.9% (93 votes).

Most votes in Titus County: Donald J Trump

Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%

The county’s page

100% of Winfield lies in Titus County. Every 2024 race in Titus County is on the county’s page.

Titus County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Winfield

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Winfield.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
  2. 2
    Texas HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Texas SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Winfield’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Winfield’s government

How much does Winfield spend per resident?

About $6,457 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Winfield 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 Winfield?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,210 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.05% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see winfieldtx.com.

Who runs Winfield’s government?

See winfieldtx.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Winfield yet.

How did Winfield vote in 2024?

Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Winfield alone. Titus County, where 100% of Winfield lies, voted Trump 76.9%, Harris 22.2% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Winfield?

4 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $14,538 (about $174,456 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Winfield in the state legislature?

State Senate District 1 (Bryan Hughes) and State House District 5 (Cole Hefner). The House district also covers 26 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Winfield’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors

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 Winfield, 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 →