Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Success spent less per resident in 2022 than 65% of similar cities
Success’ town government spent $34,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $258 per resident.
What stands out about how Success is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$258 per resident in 2022: less than 65% of them
Success’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($258 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. Success spent less than 65% of 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; Success itself left out).
About $258 per resident a year, or $0.71 a day
Day-to-day services only.
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No trend yet
Success reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $283 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 Success’ 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 Success’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Success →
Who’s in charge in Success
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Corning Public Schools
Success’ K–12 school district, shared with Corning, Datto, Knobel, McDougal, Reyno and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,358 per pupil, $7,520 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.
Success’ votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Success alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clay County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.9%3,968 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.3%907 votesOthers: 1.9% (92 votes).
Most votes in Clay County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Success lies in Clay County. Every 2024 race in Clay County is on the county’s page.
Clay 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 Success.
- 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 Success’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Success’ government
How much does Success spend per resident?
About $258 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 $258 was less than 65% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Success’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Success yet.
How did Success vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Success alone. Clay County, where 100% of Success lies, voted Trump 79.9%, Harris 18.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Success?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,938 (about $23,256 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Success in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Blake Johnson) and State House District 1 (Jeremy Wooldridge). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Success’ 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 →