Walker Homestead Historic District · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Garner run?
Garner’s town government spent $23,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $81 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Garner didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Garner is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Beebe School District
Garner’s K–12 school district, shared with Beebe, McRae. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,187 per pupil, $6,458 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 $81 per resident a year, or $0.22 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Garner didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Garner yet
Every year of Garner’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $331 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Garner’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 Garner’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Garner →
Who’s in charge in Garner
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Garner’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Garner alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are White County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.5%24,514 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.3%5,641 votesOthers: 2.2% (682 votes).
Most votes in White County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Garner lies in White County. Every 2024 race in White County is on the county’s page.
White 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 Garner.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Arkansas HouseState representatives
- 3Arkansas SenateState senatorDistrict 18
- 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 Garner’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Garner’s government
How much does Garner spend per resident?
About $81 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Garner didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $23,000.
Who runs Garner’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Garner yet.
How did Garner vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Garner alone. White County, where 100% of Garner lies, voted Trump 79.5%, Harris 18.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Garner?
0 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $24,524 (about $294,288 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Garner in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 and State House District 59 (Jim Wooten). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Garner’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 (for Garner, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →