Photo: Luke · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Cotton Plant run?
Cotton Plant’s city government spent $883,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,555 per resident. Water and other utilities ($62,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Cotton Plant is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Augusta School District
Cotton Plant’s K–12 school district, shared with Augusta. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,503 per pupil, $10,150 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 $1,555 per resident a year, or $4.26 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 31%.
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No comparison or trend for Cotton Plant yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Cotton Plant’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so they aren’t compared. It reported 2022 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $337 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.82% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Cotton Plant’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 Cotton Plant’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cotton Plant →
Who’s in charge in Cotton Plant
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 63 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (568).
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.
Cotton Plant’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cotton Plant alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Woodruff County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.3%1,513 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.8%760 votesOthers: 1.9% (45 votes).
Most votes in Woodruff County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Cotton Plant lies in Woodruff County. Every 2024 race in Woodruff County is on the county’s page.
Woodruff 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 Cotton Plant.
- 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 Cotton Plant’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cotton Plant’s government
How much does Cotton Plant spend per resident?
About $1,555 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Cotton Plant?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $337 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.82% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Cotton Plant’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cotton Plant yet.
How did Cotton Plant vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cotton Plant alone. Woodruff County, where 100% of Cotton Plant lies, voted Trump 65.3%, Harris 32.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cotton Plant?
9 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $38,648 (about $463,776 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Cotton Plant 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 →