How is Delight run?
Delight’s city government spent $122,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $445 per resident. Water and other utilities ($39,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Delight is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $445 per resident a year, or $1.22 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$445 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Delight’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($445 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. Delight spent more than 59% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($45,000), 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; Delight itself left out).
No trend yet
Delight reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $360 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.50% 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 Delight’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 Delight’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Delight →
Who’s in charge in Delight
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 274 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (274).
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.
South Pike County School District
Delight’s K–12 school district, shared with Antoine, Murfreesboro. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,993 per pupil, $8,484 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.
Delight’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Delight 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 Delight 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 Delight.
- 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 Delight’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Delight’s government
How much does Delight spend per resident?
About $445 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $445 was more than 59% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Delight?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $360 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.50% 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 Delight’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Delight yet.
How did Delight vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Delight alone. Pike County, where 100% of Delight lies, voted Trump 86.0%, Harris 12.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Delight?
1 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,020 (about $84,240 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Delight in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Steve Crowell) and State House District 89 (Justin Gonzales). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Delight’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; 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 →