Photo: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: · CC BY-SA 3.0In Brandon, 82% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Wisconsin
Brandon’s village government spent $1.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,218 per resident. Water and other utilities ($138,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Brandon is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,218 per resident a year, or $3.34 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,185 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Brandon’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,185 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 375 Wisconsin cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,105, and the middle half spent $864–$1,431. Brandon spent more than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($422,000), 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 cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Brandon itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 7% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Brandon 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: $1,185 · 2023: $1,218.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,714 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.61% 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 Brandon’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 Brandon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Brandon →
Who’s in charge in Brandon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brandon’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on villageofbrandon.com ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 176 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (881).
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.
Rosendale-Brandon School District
Brandon’s K–12 school district, shared with Rosendale, Eldorado, Springvale, Rosendale, Lamartine and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,036 per pupil, $6,802 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 Brandon voted in 2024
Official results for Brandon’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.3%361 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.3%138 votesOthers: 1.4% (7 votes).
Most votes in Brandon: Donald J Trump
Fond du Lac County: Trump 63.7%, Harris 35.0% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Brandon’s 620 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Brandon: Eric Hovde
Fond du Lac County: Hovde 61.9%, Baldwin 35.8% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
Most votes in the district: Glenn Grothman
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Brandon, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | 71.3% | 27.3% | 1.4% | 506 |
| Fond du Lac County | 63.7% | 35.0% | 1.3% | 58,527 |
| 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 Brandon.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: villageofbrandon.com ↗
- 2Wisconsin AssemblyState representatives
- 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.
Reach Brandon’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Brandon’s government
How much does Brandon spend per resident?
About $1,218 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,185 was more than 57% of 375 Wisconsin cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Brandon?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,714 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.61% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see villageofbrandon.com.
Who runs Brandon’s government?
See villageofbrandon.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brandon yet.
How did Brandon vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 71.3%, Kamala D Harris 27.3% (506 votes, official results). Fond du Lac County: Trump 63.7%, Harris 35.0%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Brandon?
5 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $27,914 (about $334,968 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Brandon in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (John Jagler) and Assembly District 39 (Alex Dallman). The Assembly district also covers 54 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Brandon’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 →