How is Fourche run?
Who represents Fourche, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Fourche voted.
What stands out about how Fourche is run
Read from the town’s official records.
East End School District
Fourche’s K–12 school district, shared with Bigelow, Houston. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,117 per pupil, $7,919 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.
The typical homeowner pays $600 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.36% 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 Fourche’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 Fourche’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fourche →
Who’s in charge in Fourche
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Fourche’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Fourche alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Perry County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.6%3,559 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.1%923 votesOthers: 2.2% (102 votes).
Most votes in Perry County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Fourche lies in Perry County. Every 2024 race in Perry County is on the county’s page.
Perry 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 Fourche.
- 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 Fourche’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Fourche’s government
What is the property tax rate in Fourche?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $600 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.36% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Fourche’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fourche yet.
How did Fourche vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Fourche alone. Perry County, where 100% of Fourche lies, voted Trump 77.6%, Harris 20.1% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Fourche in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Terry Rice) and State House District 54 (Mary Bentley). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fourche’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →