Gunn, O.D., Trade and Sale Barn · Photo: Kendra321 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Quitman run?
Quitman’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Quitman is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $538 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.49% 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 Quitman’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 Quitman’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Quitman →
No comparison for Quitman yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Quitman’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2023; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is down 100% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Quitman 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: $0 · 2023: $0.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Quitman
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 77 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 2023 finance file (690).
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.
Quitman School District
Quitman’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,764 per pupil, $7,808 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.
Guy-Perkins Schools · $17,574 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Quitman’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Quitman alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cleburne County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.2%10,595 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.2%1,941 votesOthers: 1.6% (203 votes).
Most votes in Cleburne County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
96% of Quitman lies in Cleburne County; the rest in Faulkner County. Every 2024 race in Cleburne County is on the county’s page.
Cleburne 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 Quitman.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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 Quitman’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Quitman’s government
How much does Quitman spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Quitman?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $538 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.49% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Quitman’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Quitman yet.
How did Quitman vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Quitman alone. Cleburne County, where 96% of Quitman lies, voted Trump 83.2%, Harris 15.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Quitman?
9 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $48,562 (about $582,744 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Quitman in the state legislature?
Quitman is split among 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Arkansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Quitman’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 →