Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0De Valls Bluff spent more per resident in 2022 than 87% of similar cities
De Valls Bluff’s city government spent $479,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $874 per resident. Water and other utilities ($200,000) are counted separately.
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$874 per resident in 2022: more than 87% of them
De Valls Bluff’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($874 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–$636. De Valls Bluff spent more than 87% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($50,000), 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; De Valls Bluff itself left out).
About $874 per resident a year, or $2.39 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 29%.
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No trend yet
De Valls Bluff reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in De Valls Bluff
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 137 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 (548).
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.
Hazen School District
De Valls Bluff’s K–12 school district, shared with Fredonia (Biscoe), Hazen, Ulm. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,515 per pupil, $7,723 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.
De Valls Bluff’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for De Valls Bluff alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Prairie County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.1%2,628 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.4%524 votesOthers: 1.5% (48 votes).
Most votes in Prairie County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of De Valls Bluff lies in Prairie County. Every 2024 race in Prairie County is on the county’s page.
Prairie 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 De Valls Bluff.
- 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.
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Questions about De Valls Bluff’s government
How much does De Valls Bluff spend per resident?
About $874 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 $874 was more than 87% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs De Valls Bluff’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for De Valls Bluff yet.
How did De Valls Bluff vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for De Valls Bluff alone. Prairie County, where 100% of De Valls Bluff lies, voted Trump 82.1%, Harris 16.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for De Valls Bluff?
4 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $29,295 (about $351,540 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents De Valls Bluff 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 →