Photo: PhotolitherlandChris Litherland · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Harrison run?
Harrison’s city government spent $23.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,763 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Harrison is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,763 per resident a year, or $4.83 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 22%.
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No comparison or trend for Harrison yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Harrison’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 and 2023 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 143 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $883 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.52% 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 Harrison’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.
Tax bills are one input to Harrison’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Harrison →
Who’s in charge in Harrison
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Harrison’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofharrison.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 92 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (13,338).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Harrison School District
Harrison’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,638 per pupil, $7,623 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.
Valley Springs School District · $14,431 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Harrison’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Harrison alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Boone County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.6%13,968 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.7%2,854 votesOthers: 1.7% (290 votes).
Most votes in Boone County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Harrison lies in Boone County. Every 2024 race in Boone County is on the county’s page.
Boone 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 Harrison.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofharrison.com ↗
- 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 Harrison’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Harrison’s government
How much does Harrison spend per resident?
About $1,763 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Harrison?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $883 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.52% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofharrison.com.
Who runs Harrison’s government?
See cityofharrison.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Harrison yet.
How did Harrison vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Harrison alone. Boone County, where 100% of Harrison lies, voted Trump 81.6%, Harris 16.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Harrison?
145 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $737,275 (about $8.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Harrison in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Bryan King) and State House District 5 (Ron McNair). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Harrison’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 →