Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Drakes Branch run?
Drakes Branch’s town government spent $536,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,017 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Drakes Branch didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Drakes Branch is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,017 per resident a year, or $2.79 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 45%.
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Drakes Branch didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Drakes Branch yet
Every year of Drakes Branch’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $706 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.64% of the home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Drakes Branch’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 Drakes Branch’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Drakes Branch →
Who’s in charge in Drakes Branch
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 132 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 (527).
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.
Charlotte County Public Schools
Drakes Branch’s K–12 school district, shared with Charlotte Court House, Keysville, Phenix. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,469 per pupil, $8,451 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.
Virginia districts overall: 49% local, 41% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Drakes Branch’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Drakes Branch alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Charlotte County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.8%3,963 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.4%2,008 votesOthers: 0.8% (49 votes).
Most votes in Charlotte County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Drakes Branch lies in Charlotte County. Every 2024 race in Charlotte County is on the county’s page.
Charlotte 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 Drakes Branch.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Virginia House of DelegatesState representatives
- 3Virginia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Virginia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Drakes Branch’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Drakes Branch’s government
How much does Drakes Branch spend per resident?
About $1,017 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Drakes Branch didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $9.5 million.
What is the property tax rate in Drakes Branch?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $706 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Drakes Branch’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Drakes Branch yet.
How did Drakes Branch vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Drakes Branch alone. Charlotte County, where 100% of Drakes Branch lies, voted Trump 65.8%, Harris 33.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Drakes Branch?
4 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $32,882 (about $394,584 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Drakes Branch in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Tammy Mulchi) and House of Delegates District 50 (Tommy Wright). The House of Delegates district also covers 15 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 Drakes Branch, 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 →