Photo: Ku7u · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Winlock run?
Winlock’s city government spent $925,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $621 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Winlock didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Winlock is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $621 per resident a year, or $1.70 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 39%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Winlock 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 Winlock yet
Every year of Winlock’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,687 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.47% of the home’s value, vs 0.81% across Washington.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Winlock’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.
Tax bills are one input to Winlock’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Winlock →
Who’s in charge in Winlock
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Winlock’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on winlockwa.govoffice2.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 149 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 (1,490).
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.
Winlock School District
Winlock’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,462 per pupil, $8,459 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.
Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Winlock’s votes are counted by county
Washington reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Winlock alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lewis County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.7%29,308 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.8%14,431 votesOthers: 3.5% (1,583 votes).
Most votes in Lewis County: Donald J Trump
Washington: Harris 57.2%, Trump 39.0%
100% of Winlock lies in Lewis County. Every 2024 race in Lewis County is on the county’s page.
Lewis 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 Winlock.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: winlockwa.govoffice2.com ↗
- 2Washington HouseState representatives
- 3Washington SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Washington
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Winlock’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Winlock’s government
How much does Winlock spend per resident?
About $621 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Winlock didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Winlock?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,687 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.47% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.81% across Washington. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see winlockwa.govoffice2.com.
Who runs Winlock’s government?
See winlockwa.govoffice2.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Winlock yet.
How did Winlock vote in 2024?
Washington counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Winlock alone. Lewis County, where 100% of Winlock lies, voted Trump 64.7%, Harris 31.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Winlock?
10 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $93,728 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Winlock in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Jeff Wilson) and State House District 19 (Jim Walsh and Joel McEntire). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Winlock’s 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 (for Winlock, 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 →