Weldon Gin Company Historic District · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Weldon run?
Weldon’s town government spent $26,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $456 per resident.
What stands out about how Weldon is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Newport School District
Weldon’s K–12 school district, shared with Amagon, Beedeville, Jacksonport, Newport, Tupelo and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,683 per pupil, $8,491 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 $456 per resident a year, or $1.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 4%.
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No comparison or trend for Weldon yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Weldon’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $662 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 Weldon’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 Weldon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Weldon →
Who’s in charge in Weldon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Weldon’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Weldon alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jackson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.5%3,509 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.8%1,183 votesOthers: 1.7% (83 votes).
Most votes in Jackson County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Weldon lies in Jackson County. Every 2024 race in Jackson County is on the county’s page.
Jackson 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 Weldon.
- 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 Weldon’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Weldon’s government
How much does Weldon spend per resident?
About $456 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who runs Weldon’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Weldon yet.
How did Weldon vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Weldon alone. Jackson County, where 100% of Weldon lies, voted Trump 73.5%, Harris 24.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Weldon?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $100 (about $1,200 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Weldon in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Ron Caldwell) and State House District 61 (Jeremiah Moore). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Weldon’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; 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 →