Gillham City Jail · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Gillham run?
Gillham’s town government spent $81,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $523 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Gillham didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Gillham is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $523 per resident a year, or $1.43 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 40%.
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Gillham 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 Gillham yet
Every year of Gillham’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 $325 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.35% 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 Gillham’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 Gillham’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gillham →
Who’s in charge in Gillham
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
De Queen School District
Gillham’s K–12 school district, shared with De Queen, Lockesburg. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,497 per pupil, $7,293 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.
Gillham’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gillham alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sevier County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.0%3,772 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.3%862 votesOthers: 1.7% (80 votes).
Most votes in Sevier County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Gillham lies in Sevier County. Every 2024 race in Sevier County is on the county’s page.
Sevier 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 Gillham.
- 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 Gillham’s government
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Questions about Gillham’s government
How much does Gillham spend per resident?
About $523 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Gillham didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $118,000.
What is the property tax rate in Gillham?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $325 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.35% 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 Gillham’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gillham yet.
How did Gillham vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gillham alone. Sevier County, where 100% of Gillham lies, voted Trump 80.0%, Harris 18.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gillham?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,071 (about $60,852 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Gillham in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Jimmy Hickey) and State House District 87 (DeAnn Vaught). The House district also covers 10 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 (for Gillham, 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 →