Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0In Iron Ridge, 80% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Wisconsin
Iron Ridge’s village government spent $874,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $989 per resident. Water and other utilities ($192,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Iron Ridge is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $989 per resident a year, or $2.71 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 41%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$989 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Iron Ridge’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($989 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 $1,107, and the middle half spent $864–$1,431. Iron Ridge spent less than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($357,000), 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; Iron Ridge itself left out).
No trend yet
Iron Ridge reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,977 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.37% 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 Iron Ridge’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 Iron Ridge’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Iron Ridge →
Who’s in charge in Iron Ridge
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Iron Ridge’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on ironridge-wi.com ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 442 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 (884).
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.
Hartford Union High School District
Iron Ridge’s high school district, shared with Addison, Ashippun, Erin, Hartford, Hartford 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.
Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District · $14,089 per pupil
Horicon School District · $14,183 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Iron Ridge voted in 2024
Official results for Iron Ridge’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.2%408 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.0%141 votesOthers: 2.8% (16 votes).
Most votes in Iron Ridge: Donald J Trump
Dodge County: Trump 65.7%, Harris 32.8% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Iron Ridge’s 709 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Iron Ridge: Eric Hovde
Dodge County: Hovde 64.0%, Baldwin 33.7% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
Most votes in the district: Scott Fitzgerald
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Iron Ridge, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Ridge | 72.2% | 25.0% | 2.8% | 565 |
| 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 Iron Ridge.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ironridge-wi.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.
How Iron Ridge compares with the towns next door
Iron Ridge spent $989 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, 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 Iron Ridge’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Iron Ridge’s government
How much does Iron Ridge spend per resident?
About $989 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 $989 was less than 62% of 375 Wisconsin cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Iron Ridge?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,977 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.37% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ironridge-wi.com.
Who runs Iron Ridge’s government?
See ironridge-wi.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Iron Ridge yet.
How did Iron Ridge vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 72.2%, Kamala D Harris 25.0% (565 votes, official results). Dodge County: Trump 65.7%, Harris 32.8%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Iron Ridge?
2 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $17,743 (about $212,916 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Iron Ridge in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (John Jagler) and Assembly District 38 (Will Penterman). The Assembly district also covers 22 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Iron Ridge’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 →