Photo: Downspec · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Beaver Dam run?
Beaver Dam’s town government spent $1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $259 per resident.
What stands out about how Beaver Dam is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $259 per resident a year, or $0.71 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$400 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Beaver Dam’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($400 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 127 Wisconsin towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $357, and the middle half spent $276–$438. Beaver Dam spent more than 64% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($170,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Wisconsin towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Beaver Dam itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 33% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Beaver Dam reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $400 · 2024: $259.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,291 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.26% of the home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Beaver Dam’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.
Tax bills are one input to Beaver Dam’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Beaver Dam →
Who’s in charge in Beaver Dam
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Beaver Dam’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on cityofbeaverdam.com ↗.
Beaver Dam School District
Beaver Dam’s K–12 school district, shared with Beaver Dam, Calamus, Westford, Trenton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,130 per pupil, $8,791 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.
Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Beaver Dam voted in 2024
Official results for Beaver Dam’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.4%1,402 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.2%1,048 votesOthers: 1.4% (34 votes).
Most votes in Beaver Dam: Donald J Trump
Dodge County: Trump 65.7%, Harris 32.8% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Beaver Dam’s 3,400 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Beaver Dam: Eric Hovde
Dodge County: Hovde 64.0%, Baldwin 33.7% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
U.S. House, 2024: 2 districts cover Beaver Dam, so your street decides which race was yours. All 2 districts’ results →
President, 2024: Beaver Dam, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Dam | 56.4% | 42.2% | 1.4% | 2,484 |
| Dodge County | 65.7% | 32.8% | 1.4% | 50,300 |
| Wisconsin | 49.6% | 48.7% | 1.7% | 3,422,918 |
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 Beaver Dam.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: cityofbeaverdam.com ↗
- 2Wisconsin AssemblyState representatives
- 3Wisconsin SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wisconsin
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Beaver Dam compares with the towns next door
Beaver Dam spent $400 per resident in 2022; the 6 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $229 to $481. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Beaver Dam’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Beaver Dam’s government
How much does Beaver Dam spend per resident?
About $259 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $400 was more than 64% of 127 Wisconsin towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Beaver Dam?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,291 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.26% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofbeaverdam.com.
Who runs Beaver Dam’s government?
See cityofbeaverdam.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Beaver Dam yet.
How did Beaver Dam vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 56.4%, Kamala D Harris 42.2% (2,484 votes, official results). Dodge County: Trump 65.7%, Harris 32.8%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Beaver Dam?
0 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $13,186 (about $158,232 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Beaver Dam in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (John Jagler) and Assembly District 37 (Mark Born). The Assembly district also covers 20 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Beaver Dam’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 →