Photo: Coal town guy · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Pocahontas run?
Pocahontas’ town government spent $181,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $520 per resident.
What stands out about how Pocahontas is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Tazewell County Public Schools
Pocahontas’ K–12 school district, shared with Bluefield, Cedar Bluff, Richlands, Tazewell. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,708 per pupil, $7,989 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.
About $520 per resident a year, or $1.42 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 38%.
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$520 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Pocahontas’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($520 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 76 Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $520, and the middle half spent $292–$1,368. Pocahontas spent more than 50% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($26,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Pocahontas itself left out).
No trend yet
Pocahontas reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Pocahontas
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pocahontas’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on pocahontasva.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 70 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 (348).
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.
Pocahontas’ votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pocahontas alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tazewell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.9%16,711 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.2%3,030 votesOthers: 0.8% (165 votes).
Most votes in Tazewell County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Pocahontas lies in Tazewell County. Every 2024 race in Tazewell County is on the county’s page.
Tazewell 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 Pocahontas.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: pocahontasva.org ↗
- 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 Pocahontas’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pocahontas’ government
How much does Pocahontas spend per resident?
About $520 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $520 was more than 50% of 76 Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Pocahontas’ government?
See pocahontasva.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pocahontas yet.
How did Pocahontas vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pocahontas alone. Tazewell County, where 100% of Pocahontas lies, voted Trump 83.9%, Harris 15.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pocahontas?
5 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $21,779 (about $261,348 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Pocahontas in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Travis Hackworth) and House of Delegates District 43 (Will Morefield). The House of Delegates district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pocahontas’ government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →