Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0How is War run?
War’s city government spent $198,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $299 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: War didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how War is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $299 per resident a year, or $0.82 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 65%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
War didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for War yet
Every year of War’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. 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 $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.61% 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 War’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 War’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in War →
Who’s in charge in War
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
War’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofwarwv.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 83 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (662).
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.
McDowell County School District
War’s K–12 school district, shared with Anawalt, Bradshaw, Davy, Gary, Iaeger and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,215 per pupil, $7,671 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.
War’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 War alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are McDowell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.4%4,310 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.1%1,036 votesOthers: 1.5% (79 votes).
Most votes in McDowell County: Donald J Trump
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
100% of War lies in McDowell County. Every 2024 race in McDowell County is on the county’s page.
McDowell 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 War.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofwarwv.com ↗
- 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 War’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about War’s government
How much does War spend per resident?
About $299 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (War didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $219,000.
What is the property tax rate in War?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.61% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.53% across West Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofwarwv.com.
Who runs War’s government?
See cityofwarwv.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for War yet.
How did War vote in 2024?
West Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for War alone. McDowell County, where 100% of War lies, voted Trump 79.4%, Harris 19.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for War?
8 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $22,837 (about $274,044 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents War in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Craig Hart and Mark Maynard) and House of Delegates District 36 (David Green). The House of Delegates district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about War’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 War, 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 →