Elkins' Ferry · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Okolona run?
Okolona’s town government spent $9,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $91 per resident.
What stands out about how Okolona is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Gurdon School District
Okolona’s K–12 school district, shared with Gurdon, Whelen Springs. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,071 per pupil, $8,379 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 $91 per resident a year, or $0.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 11%.
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No comparison or trend for Okolona yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Okolona has no 2022 figures in the Census files. It reported 2024 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $320 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.34% 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 Okolona’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 Okolona’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Okolona →
Who’s in charge in Okolona
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 99 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 (99).
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.
Okolona’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Okolona 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 Okolona 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 Okolona.
- 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 Okolona’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Okolona’s government
How much does Okolona spend per resident?
About $91 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 Okolona?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $320 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.34% 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 Okolona’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Okolona yet.
How did Okolona vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Okolona alone. Clark County, where 100% of Okolona lies, voted Trump 59.1%, Harris 38.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Okolona?
1 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,481 (about $29,772 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Okolona 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.
Ask neighbors about Okolona’s government
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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; 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 →