How is Buckner run?
Buckner’s city government spent $272,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,188 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Buckner didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Buckner is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Lafayette County School District
Buckner’s K–12 school district, shared with Garland, Lewisville, Stamps. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,256 per pupil, $9,065 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.
About $1,188 per resident a year, or $3.25 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Buckner didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Buckner yet
Every year of Buckner’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Buckner
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Buckner’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Buckner alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lafayette County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.3%1,589 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat30.0%698 votesOthers: 1.6% (38 votes).
Most votes in Lafayette County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Buckner lies in Lafayette County. Every 2024 race in Lafayette County is on the county’s page.
Lafayette 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 Buckner.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
Reach Buckner’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Buckner’s government
How much does Buckner spend per resident?
About $1,188 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Buckner didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $281,000.
Who runs Buckner’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Buckner yet.
How did Buckner vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Buckner alone. Lafayette County, where 100% of Buckner lies, voted Trump 68.3%, Harris 30.0% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Buckner in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Steve Crowell) and State House District 98 (Wade Andrews). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Buckner’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 (for Buckner, 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 →