Photo: Sector001 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Arbela run?
Arbela’s town government spent $18,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $439 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Arbela didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Arbela is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $439 per resident a year, or $1.20 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 39%.
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Arbela 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 Arbela yet
Every year of Arbela’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 Arbela
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Scotland County R-I School District
Arbela’s K–12 school district, shared with Granger, Memphis, Rutledge, South Gorin. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,840 per pupil, $9,684 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.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Arbela’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Arbela alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Scotland County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.1%1,537 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.7%358 votesOthers: 1.2% (23 votes).
Most votes in Scotland County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Arbela lies in Scotland County. Every 2024 race in Scotland County is on the county’s page.
Scotland 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 Arbela.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Arbela’s government
How much does Arbela spend per resident?
About $439 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Arbela didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $18,000.
Who runs Arbela’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Arbela yet.
How did Arbela vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Arbela alone. Scotland County, where 100% of Arbela lies, voted Trump 80.1%, Harris 18.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Arbela?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $157 (about $1,884 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Arbela in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Cindy O'Laughlin) and State House District 4 (Greg Sharpe). The House district also covers 35 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 Arbela, 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 →