Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Fennimore run?
Fennimore’s city government spent $3.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,111 per resident. Water and other utilities ($3.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Fennimore is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,111 per resident a year, or $3.04 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 37%.
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$1,217 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Fennimore’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,217 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. Fennimore spent more than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.1 million), 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; Fennimore itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 2% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Fennimore 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: $1,217 · 2023: $1,111. Per resident it went from $1,217 to $1,111 (down 9%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 2,469 to 2,773.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,339 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.45% 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 Fennimore’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 Fennimore’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fennimore →
Who’s in charge in Fennimore
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Fennimore’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on fennimore.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 103 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 (2,773).
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.
Fennimore Community School District
Fennimore’s K–12 school district, shared with Fennimore, Mount Ida, Liberty, Hickory Grove, Wingville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,372 per pupil, $8,999 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 Fennimore voted in 2024
Official results for Fennimore’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.4%764 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat40.4%529 votesOthers: 1.1% (15 votes).
Most votes in Fennimore: Donald J Trump
Grant County: Trump 58.3%, Harris 40.2% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Fennimore’s 2,000 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Fennimore: Eric Hovde
Grant County: Hovde 55.7%, Baldwin 42.0% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
Most votes in the district: Derrick Van Orden
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Fennimore, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fennimore | 58.4% | 40.4% | 1.1% | 1,308 |
| Grant County | 58.3% | 40.2% | 1.5% | 27,306 |
| 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 Fennimore.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: fennimore.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 Fennimore’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Fennimore’s government
How much does Fennimore spend per resident?
About $1,111 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 $1,217 was more than 60% of 375 Wisconsin cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Fennimore?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,339 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.45% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see fennimore.com.
Who runs Fennimore’s government?
See fennimore.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fennimore yet.
How did Fennimore vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 58.4%, Kamala D Harris 40.4% (1,308 votes, official results). Grant County: Trump 58.3%, Harris 40.2%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Fennimore?
27 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $130,365 (about $1.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fennimore in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Howard Marklein) and Assembly District 49 (Travis Tranel). The Assembly district also covers 61 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fennimore’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 →