Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0In Hartford, 79% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Wisconsin
Hartford’s city government spent $21.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,379 per resident. Water and other utilities ($30.4 million) and the airport ($533,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hartford is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,379 per resident a year, or $3.78 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,289 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Hartford’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,289 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 59 Wisconsin cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,152, and the middle half spent $949–$1,409. Hartford spent more than 61% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.8 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Hartford itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 8% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Hartford 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: $1,289 · 2023: $1,363 · 2024: $1,379.
full-time in March 2025, down from 118 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,413 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.15% 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 Hartford’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 Hartford’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hartford →
Who’s in charge in Hartford
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hartford’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.hartford.wi.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 135 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (15,829).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Hartford Union High School District
Hartford’s high school district, shared with Addison, Ashippun, Erin, Hartford, Herman and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,809 per pupil, $8,302 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.
Hartford Joint No. 1 School District · $13,698 per pupil
Slinger School District · $14,002 per pupil
Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District · $14,089 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Hartford voted in 2024
Official results for Hartford’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.3%6,257 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.1%3,177 votesOthers: 1.6% (152 votes).
Most votes in Hartford: Donald J Trump
Washington County: Trump 67.4%, Harris 31.2% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Hartford’s 12,185 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Hartford: Eric Hovde
Washington County: Hovde 67.4%, Baldwin 30.9% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
Most votes in the district: Scott Fitzgerald
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Hartford, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford | 65.3% | 33.1% | 1.6% | 9,586 |
| Washington County | 67.4% | 31.2% | 1.4% | 91,407 |
| 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 Hartford.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.hartford.wi.us ↗
- 2Wisconsin AssemblyHartford 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 Hartford compares with the towns next door
Hartford spent $1,289 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $237 to $1,401. 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 Hartford’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hartford’s government
How much does Hartford spend per resident?
About $1,379 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 $1,289 was more than 61% of 59 Wisconsin cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Hartford?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,413 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.15% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.hartford.wi.us.
Who runs Hartford’s government?
See ci.hartford.wi.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hartford yet.
How did Hartford vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 65.3%, Kamala D Harris 33.1% (9,586 votes, official results). Washington County: Trump 67.4%, Harris 31.2%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Hartford?
117 full-time and 243 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $878,491 (about $10.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Hartford in the state legislature?
Hartford is split among 2 Assembly districts, so your address decides. The Wisconsin Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 33 (Chris Kapenga). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hartford’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 →