Cedarville School · Photo: Anita Toth Simpson · CC BY 3.0Sand Fork spent less per resident in 2022 than 81% of similar cities
Sand Fork’s town government spent $43,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $297 per resident.
What stands out about how Sand Fork is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$297 per resident in 2022: less than 81% of them
Sand Fork’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($297 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $658, and the middle half spent $352–$964. Sand Fork spent less than 81% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($12,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Sand Fork itself left out).
About $297 per resident a year, or $0.81 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 72%.
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No trend yet
Sand Fork reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Sand Fork
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 48 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 (145).
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.
Gilmer County School District
Sand Fork’s K–12 school district, shared with Glenville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,681 per pupil, $10,292 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.
Sand Fork’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 Sand Fork alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Gilmer County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.7%1,822 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.7%486 votesOthers: 1.5% (36 votes).
Most votes in Gilmer County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of Sand Fork lies in Gilmer County. Every 2024 race in Gilmer County is on the county’s page.
Gilmer 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 Sand Fork.
- 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.
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Questions about Sand Fork’s government
How much does Sand Fork spend per resident?
About $297 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 $297 was less than 81% of 114 West Virginia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Sand Fork’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sand Fork yet.
How did Sand Fork vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Sand Fork alone. Gilmer County, where 100% of Sand Fork lies, voted Trump 77.7%, Harris 20.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sand Fork?
3 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,721 (about $68,652 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Sand Fork in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Ben Queen and Patrick Martin) and House of Delegates District 63 (Lori Dittman). The House of Delegates district also covers five 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 →