Russell Jail · Photo: Ldklotz · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Russell run?
Russell’s town government spent $139,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $644 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Russell didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Russell is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Bald Knob School District
Russell’s K–12 school district, shared with Bald Knob. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,761 per pupil, $7,136 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 $644 per resident a year, or $1.76 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 79%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Russell 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 Russell yet
Every year of Russell’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. About 0.27% 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 Russell’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 Russell’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Russell →
Who’s in charge in Russell
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Russell’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Russell alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are White County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.5%24,514 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.3%5,641 votesOthers: 2.2% (682 votes).
Most votes in White County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Russell lies in White County. Every 2024 race in White County is on the county’s page.
White 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 Russell.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Arkansas HouseState representatives
- 3Arkansas SenateState senatorDistrict 18
- 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 Russell’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Russell’s government
How much does Russell spend per resident?
About $644 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Russell didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $148,000.
What is the property tax rate in Russell?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.27% 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 Russell’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Russell yet.
How did Russell vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Russell alone. White County, where 100% of Russell lies, voted Trump 79.5%, Harris 18.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Russell?
0 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,075 (about $48,900 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Russell in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 and State House District 39 (Wayne Long). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Russell’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 (for Russell, 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 →