Henry and Cornelia Ford Farm · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is LaGrange run?
LaGrange’s town government spent $31,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $449 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: LaGrange didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how LaGrange is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $449 per resident a year, or $1.23 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 45%.
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LaGrange 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 LaGrange yet
Every year of LaGrange’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 $199 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 LaGrange’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 LaGrange’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in LaGrange →
Who’s in charge in LaGrange
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lee County School District
LaGrange’s K–12 school district, shared with Aubrey, Haynes, Marianna, Moro, Rondo. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,198 per pupil, $8,087 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.
LaGrange’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for LaGrange alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lee County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat50.4%1,270 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.9%1,181 votesOthers: 2.7% (69 votes).
Most votes in Lee County: Kamala D Harris
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of LaGrange lies in Lee County. Every 2024 race in Lee County is on the county’s page.
Lee 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 LaGrange.
- 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 LaGrange’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about LaGrange’s government
How much does LaGrange spend per resident?
About $449 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (LaGrange didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $32,000.
Who runs LaGrange’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for LaGrange yet.
How did LaGrange vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for LaGrange alone. Lee County, where 100% of LaGrange lies, voted Harris 50.4%, Trump 46.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for LaGrange?
0 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $934 (about $11,208 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents LaGrange in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Reginald Murdock) and State House District 62 (Mark McElroy). 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 LaGrange, 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 →