Taylor Log House and Site · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Winchester run?
Winchester’s town government spent $129,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $806 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Winchester didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Winchester is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Dumas School District
Winchester’s K–12 school district, shared with Dumas, Gould, Mitchellville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,656 per pupil, $9,260 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 $806 per resident a year, or $2.21 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Winchester 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 Winchester yet
Every year of Winchester’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 →The typical homeowner pays $312 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 Winchester’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 Winchester’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Winchester →
Who’s in charge in Winchester
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Winchester’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Winchester 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 Winchester 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 Winchester.
- 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 Winchester’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Winchester’s government
How much does Winchester spend per resident?
About $806 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Winchester didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $129,000.
Who runs Winchester’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Winchester yet.
How did Winchester vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Winchester alone. Drew County, where 100% of Winchester lies, voted Trump 66.0%, Harris 32.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Winchester?
0 full-time and 18 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,276 (about $99,312 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Winchester in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Stephanie Flowers) 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 Winchester’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 (for Winchester, 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 →