Patmos spent less per resident in 2022 than 95% of similar cities
Patmos’ town government spent $3,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $52 per resident.
What stands out about how Patmos is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$52 per resident in 2022: less than 95% of them
Patmos’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($52 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. Patmos spent less than 95% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1,000), 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; Patmos itself left out).
About $52 per resident a year, or $0.14 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 33%.
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No trend yet
Patmos reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Patmos
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hope School District
Patmos’ K–12 school district, shared with Fulton, Hope, Oakhaven, Perrytown, Washington. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,957 per pupil, $8,125 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.
Patmos’ votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Patmos alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hempstead County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.9%4,193 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.2%1,776 votesOthers: 2.0% (120 votes).
Most votes in Hempstead County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Patmos lies in Hempstead County. Every 2024 race in Hempstead County is on the county’s page.
Hempstead 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 Patmos.
- 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.
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Questions about Patmos’ government
How much does Patmos spend per resident?
About $52 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $52 was less than 95% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Patmos’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Patmos yet.
How did Patmos vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Patmos alone. Hempstead County, where 100% of Patmos lies, voted Trump 68.9%, Harris 29.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Patmos?
0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $92 (about $1,104 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Patmos in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Steve Crowell) and State House District 88 (Dolly Henley). The House district also covers 14 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; 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 →