Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY 3.0How is Sunset run?
Sunset’s town government spent $108,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $543 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Sunset didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Sunset is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Marion School District
Sunset’s K–12 school district, shared with Clarkedale, Crawfordsville, Gilmore, Jericho, Turrell and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,229 per pupil, $6,436 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 $543 per resident a year, or $1.49 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 56%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Sunset 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 Sunset yet
Every year of Sunset’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 →Who’s in charge in Sunset
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 199 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 2022 finance file (199).
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.
Sunset’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Sunset alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Crittenden County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat50.1%7,362 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican47.9%7,028 votesOthers: 2.0% (291 votes).
Most votes in Crittenden County: Kamala D Harris
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Sunset lies in Crittenden County. Every 2024 race in Crittenden County is on the county’s page.
Crittenden 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 Sunset.
- 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 Sunset’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Sunset’s government
How much does Sunset spend per resident?
About $543 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Sunset didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $108,000.
Who runs Sunset’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sunset yet.
How did Sunset vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Sunset alone. Crittenden County, where 100% of Sunset lies, voted Harris 50.1%, Trump 47.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sunset?
1 full-time and 24 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $40,610 (about $487,320 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Sunset in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Reginald Murdock) and State House District 35 (Jessie McGruder). The House district also covers 10 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 (for Sunset, 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 →