Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Bridgeport run?
Bridgeport’s city government spent $23.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,542 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bridgeport is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,542 per resident a year, or $6.96 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 26%.
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No comparison for Bridgeport yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Bridgeport’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 12% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Bridgeport reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $2,288 · 2024: $2,542.
full-time in March 2025, up from 174 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,759 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 Bridgeport’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 Bridgeport’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bridgeport →
Who’s in charge in Bridgeport
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bridgeport’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on bridgeportwv.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 49 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (9,310).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Harrison County School District
Bridgeport’s K–12 school district, shared with Anmoore, Clarksburg, Lost Creek, Lumberport, Nutter Fort and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,580 per pupil, $9,169 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.
Bridgeport’s votes are counted by county
West Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bridgeport alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Harrison County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.4%20,480 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.5%8,402 votesOthers: 2.1% (613 votes).
Most votes in Harrison County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Bridgeport lies in Harrison County. Every 2024 race in Harrison County is on the county’s page.
Harrison 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 Bridgeport.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: bridgeportwv.com ↗
- 2West Virginia House of DelegatesBridgeport is split between 2 districts
- 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.
How Bridgeport compares with the towns next door
Bridgeport’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,179 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Clarksburg | $1,179 | $783 |
| Bridgeport | estimate | $1,759 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Bridgeport’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bridgeport’s government
How much does Bridgeport spend per resident?
About $2,542 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Bridgeport?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,759 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 bridgeportwv.com.
Who runs Bridgeport’s government?
See bridgeportwv.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bridgeport yet.
How did Bridgeport vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bridgeport alone. Harrison County, where 100% of Bridgeport lies, voted Trump 69.4%, Harris 28.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bridgeport?
189 full-time and 129 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.1M (about $12.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bridgeport in the state legislature?
Bridgeport is split among 2 House of Delegates districts, so your address decides. The West Virginia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 12 (Ben Queen and Patrick Martin). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bridgeport’s government
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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 →