Arkansas 51, Old, Curtis to Gum Springs · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Gum Springs run?
Gum Springs’ town government spent $106,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $964 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Gum Springs didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Gum Springs is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $964 per resident a year, or $2.64 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 84%.
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Gum Springs 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 Gum Springs yet
Every year of Gum Springs’ 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 →Who’s in charge in Gum Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 37 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (110).
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.
Arkadelphia School District
Gum Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Arkadelphia, Caddo Valley. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,981 per pupil, $6,776 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.
Gum Springs’ votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gum Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clark County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.1%4,526 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.6%2,959 votesOthers: 2.2% (172 votes).
Most votes in Clark County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Gum Springs lies in Clark County. Every 2024 race in Clark County is on the county’s page.
Clark 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 Gum Springs.
- 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.
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Questions about Gum Springs’ government
How much does Gum Springs spend per resident?
About $964 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Gum Springs didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $181,000.
Who runs Gum Springs’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gum Springs yet.
How did Gum Springs vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Gum Springs alone. Clark County, where 100% of Gum Springs lies, voted Trump 59.1%, Harris 38.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gum Springs?
3 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,376 (about $100,512 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Gum Springs 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.
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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 Gum Springs, 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 →