How is Horseshoe Bend run?
Horseshoe Bend’s city government spent $324,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $128 per resident.
What stands out about how Horseshoe Bend is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Izard Cty Consolidated Schools
Horseshoe Bend’s K–12 school district, shared with Franklin, Oxford. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,385 per pupil, $9,760 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 $128 per resident a year, or $0.35 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 15%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$329 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Horseshoe Bend’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($329 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $356, and the middle half spent $179–$644. Horseshoe Bend spent less than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($176,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Horseshoe Bend itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 53% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Horseshoe Bend reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $329 · 2024: $128. Per resident it went from $329 to $128 (down 61%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 2,108 to 2,524.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $705 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.55% 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 Horseshoe Bend’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 Horseshoe Bend’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Horseshoe Bend →
Who’s in charge in Horseshoe Bend
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Horseshoe Bend’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofhorseshoebend.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 180 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,524).
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.
Horseshoe Bend’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Horseshoe Bend alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Izard County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.9%4,854 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.0%949 votesOthers: 2.1% (122 votes).
Most votes in Izard County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
99% of Horseshoe Bend lies in Izard County; the rest in Sharp County, Fulton County. Every 2024 race in Izard County is on the county’s page.
Izard 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 Horseshoe Bend.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofhorseshoebend.org ↗
- 2Arkansas HouseHorseshoe Bend is split between 2 districts
- 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 Horseshoe Bend’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Horseshoe Bend’s government
How much does Horseshoe Bend spend per resident?
About $128 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $329 was less than 53% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Horseshoe Bend?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $705 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.55% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofhorseshoebend.org.
Who runs Horseshoe Bend’s government?
See cityofhorseshoebend.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Horseshoe Bend yet.
How did Horseshoe Bend vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Horseshoe Bend alone. Izard County, where 99% of Horseshoe Bend lies, voted Trump 81.9%, Harris 16.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Horseshoe Bend?
14 full-time and 24 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $52,319 (about $627,828 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Horseshoe Bend in the state legislature?
Horseshoe Bend is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Arkansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 22 (John Payton). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Horseshoe Bend’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 →