How is Amagon run?
Amagon’s town government spent $46,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $676 per resident.
What stands out about how Amagon is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $676 per resident a year, or $1.85 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 70%.
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$411 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Amagon’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($411 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $353, and the middle half spent $179–$644. Amagon spent more than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Amagon itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 24% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Amagon reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $411 · 2023: $676. Per resident it went from $411 to $676 (up 64%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 90 to 68.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Amagon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Newport School District
Amagon’s K–12 school district, shared with Beedeville, Jacksonport, Newport, Tupelo, Weldon and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,683 per pupil, $8,491 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.
Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Amagon’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Amagon alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jackson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.5%3,509 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.8%1,183 votesOthers: 1.7% (83 votes).
Most votes in Jackson County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Amagon lies in Jackson County. Every 2024 race in Jackson County is on the county’s page.
Jackson 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 Amagon.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Arkansas HouseState representatives
- 3Arkansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arkansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Amagon’s government
How much does Amagon spend per resident?
About $676 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $411 was more than 57% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Amagon’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Amagon yet.
How did Amagon vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Amagon alone. Jackson County, where 100% of Amagon lies, voted Trump 73.5%, Harris 24.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Amagon?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,251 (about $15,012 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Amagon in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Ron Caldwell) and State House District 61 (Jeremiah Moore). The House district also covers 19 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 →