Jacksonport State Park · Photo: Jma661 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Jacksonport run?
Jacksonport’s town government spent $50,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $251 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Jacksonport didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Jacksonport is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $251 per resident a year, or $0.69 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Jacksonport 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 Jacksonport yet
Every year of Jacksonport’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 $200 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.25% 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 Jacksonport’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 Jacksonport’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Jacksonport →
Who’s in charge in Jacksonport
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 199 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 (199).
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.
Newport School District
Jacksonport’s K–12 school district, shared with Amagon, Beedeville, Newport, Tupelo, Weldon and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,683 per pupil, $8,491 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.
Jacksonport’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Jacksonport alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jackson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.5%3,509 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.8%1,183 votesOthers: 1.7% (83 votes).
Most votes in Jackson County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Jacksonport lies in Jackson County. Every 2024 race in Jackson County is on the county’s page.
Jackson 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 Jacksonport.
- 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 Jacksonport’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Jacksonport’s government
How much does Jacksonport spend per resident?
About $251 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Jacksonport didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $101,000.
What is the property tax rate in Jacksonport?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $200 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.25% 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 Jacksonport’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jacksonport yet.
How did Jacksonport vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Jacksonport alone. Jackson County, where 100% of Jacksonport lies, voted Trump 73.5%, Harris 24.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Jacksonport?
1 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,536 (about $42,432 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Jacksonport in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Ron Caldwell) and State House District 39 (Wayne Long). The House district also covers 11 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 Jacksonport, 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 →