Self Creek Bridge · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Daisy run?
Daisy’s town government spent $51,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $468 per resident.
About $468 per resident a year, or $1.28 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 63%.
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$468 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Daisy’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($468 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. Daisy spent more than 61% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3,000), 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; Daisy itself left out).
No trend yet
Daisy reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Daisy
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Kirby School District
Daisy’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,422 per pupil, $8,111 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.
Daisy’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Daisy alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pike County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican86.0%3,746 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat12.8%560 votesOthers: 1.2% (52 votes).
Most votes in Pike County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Daisy lies in Pike County. Every 2024 race in Pike County is on the county’s page.
Pike 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 Daisy.
- 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 Daisy’s government
How much does Daisy spend per resident?
About $468 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $468 was more than 61% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Daisy’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Daisy yet.
How did Daisy vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Daisy alone. Pike County, where 100% of Daisy lies, voted Trump 86.0%, Harris 12.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Daisy?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,200 (about $14,400 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Daisy in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Terry Rice) and State House District 89 (Justin Gonzales). The House district also covers 15 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 →