Photo: Youngamerican · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Bancroft run?
Bancroft’s town government spent $102,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $263 per resident.
What stands out about how Bancroft is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Putnam County School District
Bancroft’s K–12 school district, shared with Buffalo, Eleanor, Hurricane, Poca, Winfield. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,937 per pupil, $8,955 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.
West Virginia districts overall: 36% local, 46% state, 18% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $263 per resident a year, or $0.72 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 84%.
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No comparison or trend for Bancroft yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Bancroft’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $694 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.60% of the home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bancroft’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 Bancroft’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bancroft →
Who’s in charge in Bancroft
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bancroft’s votes are counted by county
West Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bancroft alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Putnam County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.2%19,868 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.9%7,124 votesOthers: 1.9% (515 votes).
Most votes in Putnam County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Bancroft lies in Putnam County. Every 2024 race in Putnam County is on the county’s page.
Putnam 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 Bancroft.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2West Virginia House of DelegatesState representatives
- 3West Virginia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of West Virginia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bancroft’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bancroft’s government
How much does Bancroft spend per resident?
About $263 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Bancroft?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $694 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.60% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Bancroft’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bancroft yet.
How did Bancroft vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Bancroft alone. Putnam County, where 100% of Bancroft lies, voted Trump 72.2%, Harris 25.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bancroft?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,650 (about $19,800 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bancroft in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Glenn Jeffries and Kevan Bartlett) and House of Delegates District 19 (Kathie Hess Crouse). The House of Delegates district also covers four 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; 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 →