Confederate State Capitol · Photo: The original uploader was Billy Hathorn at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Washington spent less per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar cities
Washington’s city government spent $19,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $115 per resident. Water and other utilities ($13,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Washington is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$115 per resident in 2022: less than 86% of them
Washington’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($115 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. Washington spent less than 86% 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; Washington itself left out).
About $115 per resident a year, or $0.32 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 89%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No trend yet
Washington reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $375 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 Washington’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 Washington’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Washington →
Who’s in charge in Washington
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hope School District
Washington’s K–12 school district, shared with Fulton, Hope, Oakhaven, Patmos, Perrytown. 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.
Washington’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington.
- 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 Washington’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Washington’s government
How much does Washington spend per resident?
About $115 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 $115 was less than 86% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Washington’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Washington yet.
How did Washington vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Washington alone. Hempstead County, where 100% of Washington lies, voted Trump 68.9%, Harris 29.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Washington?
0 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,565 (about $42,780 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Washington 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.
Ask neighbors about Washington’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 →