Photo: Jaknelaps · CC BY-SA 3.0In Mount Horeb, 94% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Wisconsin
Mount Horeb’s village government spent $8.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,174 per resident. Water and other utilities ($7.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Mount Horeb is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,174 per resident a year, or $3.22 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 30%.
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$1,174 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Mount Horeb’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,174 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 134 Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,178, and the middle half spent $990–$1,415. Mount Horeb spent less than 51% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.7 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mount Horeb itself left out).
No trend yet
Mount Horeb reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, up from 44 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $5,832 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.50% 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 Mount Horeb’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 Mount Horeb’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mount Horeb →
Who’s in charge in Mount Horeb
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 138 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (7,563).
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.
Mount Horeb Area School District
Mount Horeb’s K–12 school district, shared with Blue Mounds, Blue Mounds, Springdale, Perry, Primrose and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,769 per pupil, $8,453 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 Mount Horeb voted in 2024
Official results for Mount Horeb’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat69.2%3,536 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican29.2%1,493 votesOthers: 1.6% (84 votes).
Most votes in Mount Horeb: Kamala D Harris
Dane County: Harris 74.9%, Trump 23.4% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Mount Horeb’s 5,444 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Mount Horeb: 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: Mount Horeb, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Horeb | 69.2% | 29.2% | 1.6% | 5,113 |
| 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 Mount Horeb.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Mount Horeb compares with the towns next door
Mount Horeb spent $1,174 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.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Springdale | $441 | $6,787 |
| Blue Mounds | $761 | $5,688 |
| Mount Horeb | $1,174 | $5,832 |
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 Mount Horeb’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mount Horeb’s government
How much does Mount Horeb spend per resident?
About $1,174 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 $1,174 was less than 51% of 134 Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Mount Horeb?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,832 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.50% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Mount Horeb’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mount Horeb yet.
How did Mount Horeb vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 69.2%, Donald J Trump 29.2% (5,113 votes, official results). Dane County: Harris 74.9%, Trump 23.4%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Mount Horeb?
55 full-time and 32 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $395,594 (about $4.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mount Horeb in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Howard Marklein) and Assembly District 51 (Todd Novak). The Assembly district also covers 66 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →