Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Delaplaine run?
Delaplaine’s town government spent $41,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $353 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.
What stands out about how Delaplaine is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Greene County Technical School District
Delaplaine’s K–12 school district, shared with O'Kean, Peach Orchard, Paragould. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,249 per pupil, $6,947 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 $353 per resident a year, or $0.97 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 85%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$353 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Delaplaine’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($353 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 $356, and the middle half spent $179–$644. Delaplaine spent less than 50% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($6,000), 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; Delaplaine itself left out).
No trend yet
Delaplaine reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2024 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Delaplaine
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Delaplaine’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Delaplaine alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Greene County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.8%12,617 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.6%2,935 votesOthers: 1.7% (268 votes).
Most votes in Greene County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Delaplaine lies in Greene County. Every 2024 race in Greene County is on the county’s page.
Greene 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 Delaplaine.
- 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.
Reach Delaplaine’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Delaplaine’s government
How much does Delaplaine spend per resident?
About $353 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 $353 was less than 50% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Delaplaine’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Delaplaine yet.
How did Delaplaine vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Delaplaine alone. Greene County, where 100% of Delaplaine lies, voted Trump 79.8%, Harris 18.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Delaplaine?
0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,302 (about $39,624 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Delaplaine in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Blake Johnson) and State House District 1 (Jeremy Wooldridge). 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 →