Saline Cemetery · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Wilmar run?
Who represents Wilmar, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Wilmar voted.
What stands out about how Wilmar is run
Read from the city’s official records.
The typical homeowner pays $557 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.54% 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 Wilmar’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 Wilmar’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wilmar →
Who’s in charge in Wilmar
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Drew Central School District
Wilmar’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,095 per pupil, $7,022 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.
Wilmar’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wilmar alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Drew County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.0%4,203 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.2%2,050 votesOthers: 1.8% (112 votes).
Most votes in Drew County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Wilmar lies in Drew County. Every 2024 race in Drew County is on the county’s page.
Drew 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 Wilmar.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Arkansas HouseState representatives
- 3Arkansas SenateState senatorDistrict 1
- 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 Wilmar’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Wilmar’s government
What is the property tax rate in Wilmar?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $557 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.54% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Wilmar’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wilmar yet.
How did Wilmar vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wilmar alone. Drew County, where 100% of Wilmar lies, voted Trump 66.0%, Harris 32.2% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Wilmar in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 and State House District 94 (Jeff Wardlaw). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Wilmar’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 →