Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0In Blooming Grove, 84% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Wisconsin
Blooming Grove’s town government spent $775,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $458 per resident.
What stands out about how Blooming Grove is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Oregon School District
Blooming Grove’s K–12 school district, shared with Brooklyn, Oregon, Oregon, Fitchburg, Dunn and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,952 per pupil, $9,423 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.
Monona Grove School District · $17,565 per pupil
Madison Metropolitan School District · $18,827 per pupil
McFarland School District · $13,217 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $458 per resident a year, or $1.25 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: health & welfare, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$458 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Blooming Grove’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($458 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 1113 Wisconsin towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $511, and the middle half spent $371–$727. Blooming Grove spent less than 59% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($114,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Blooming Grove itself left out).
No trend yet
Blooming Grove reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,894 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.27% 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 Blooming Grove’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 Blooming Grove’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Blooming Grove →
Who’s in charge in Blooming Grove
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Blooming Grove’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on blmgrove.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 564 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,692).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Blooming Grove voted in 2024
Official results for Blooming Grove’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat75.0%755 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican23.0%232 votesOthers: 2.0% (20 votes).
Most votes in Blooming Grove: Kamala D Harris
Dane County: Harris 74.9%, Trump 23.4% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Blooming Grove’s 1,194 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Blooming Grove: Tammy Baldwin
Dane County: Baldwin 75.3%, Hovde 23.3% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
Most votes in the district: Mark Pocan
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Blooming Grove, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming Grove | 75.0% | 23.0% | 2.0% | 1,007 |
| Dane County | 74.9% | 23.4% | 1.8% | 365,929 |
| Wisconsin | 48.7% | 49.6% | 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 Blooming Grove.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: blmgrove.com ↗
- 2Wisconsin AssemblyBlooming Grove is split between 2 districts
- 3Wisconsin SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wisconsin
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Blooming Grove compares with the towns next door
Blooming Grove spent $458 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are cities, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar towns, above. 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 Blooming Grove’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Blooming Grove’s government
How much does Blooming Grove spend per resident?
About $458 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $458 was less than 59% of 1113 Wisconsin towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Blooming Grove?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,894 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.27% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see blmgrove.com.
Who runs Blooming Grove’s government?
See blmgrove.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Blooming Grove yet.
How did Blooming Grove vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 75.0%, Donald J Trump 23.0% (1,007 votes, official results). Dane County: Harris 74.9%, Trump 23.4%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Blooming Grove?
3 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $19,792 (about $237,504 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Blooming Grove in the state legislature?
Blooming Grove is split among 2 Assembly districts, so your address decides. The Wisconsin Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 26 (Kelda Roys). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Blooming Grove’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 →