Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0How is Gilmore run?
Gilmore’s city government spent $101,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $414 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Gilmore didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Gilmore is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $414 per resident a year, or $1.13 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 64%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Gilmore 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 Gilmore yet
Every year of Gilmore’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 $244 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 Gilmore’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 Gilmore’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gilmore →
Who’s in charge in Gilmore
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Marion School District
Gilmore’s K–12 school district, shared with Clarkedale, Crawfordsville, Jericho, Sunset, Turrell and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,229 per pupil, $6,436 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.
Gilmore’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gilmore alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Crittenden County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat50.1%7,362 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican47.9%7,028 votesOthers: 2.0% (291 votes).
Most votes in Crittenden County: Kamala D Harris
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Gilmore lies in Crittenden County. Every 2024 race in Crittenden County is on the county’s page.
Crittenden 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 Gilmore.
- 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.
How Gilmore compares with the towns next door
Gilmore’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $608 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Turrell | $608 | $519 |
| Gilmore | estimate | $244 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Gilmore’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Gilmore’s government
How much does Gilmore spend per resident?
About $414 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Gilmore didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $101,000.
Who runs Gilmore’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gilmore yet.
How did Gilmore vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gilmore alone. Crittenden County, where 100% of Gilmore lies, voted Harris 50.1%, Trump 47.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gilmore?
0 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $9,373 (about $112,476 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Gilmore in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Reginald Murdock) and State House District 35 (Jessie McGruder). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Gilmore’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 (for Gilmore, 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 →