In Mukwonago, 89% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Wisconsin
Mukwonago’s town government spent $3.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $505 per resident.
What stands out about how Mukwonago is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$461 per resident in 2022: more than 78% of them
Mukwonago’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($461 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 127 Wisconsin towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $357, and the middle half spent $276–$434. Mukwonago spent more than 78% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($545,000), 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 towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mukwonago itself left out).
About $505 per resident a year, or $1.38 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 24%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 4% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Mukwonago 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: $461 · 2023: $505. Per resident it went from $461 to $505 (up 10%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 8,163 to 7,782.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $4,090 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.91% 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 Mukwonago’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 Mukwonago’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mukwonago →
Who’s in charge in Mukwonago
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 432 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 (7,782).
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.
Mukwonago School District
Mukwonago’s K–12 school district, shared with Big Bend, Vernon, North Prairie, Mukwonago. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,638 per pupil, $7,854 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 Mukwonago voted in 2024
Official results for Mukwonago’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.4%3,952 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.3%1,511 votesOthers: 1.4% (75 votes).
Most votes in Mukwonago: Donald J Trump
Waukesha County: Trump 59.0%, Harris 39.3% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Mukwonago’s 6,197 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Mukwonago: Eric Hovde
Waukesha County: Hovde 59.8%, Baldwin 38.7% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
Most votes in the district: Scott Fitzgerald
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Mukwonago, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukwonago | 71.4% | 27.3% | 1.4% | 5,538 |
| Waukesha County | 59.0% | 39.3% | 1.6% | 275,787 |
| 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 Mukwonago.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Wisconsin AssemblyMukwonago 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 Mukwonago compares with the towns next door
Mukwonago spent $461 per resident in 2022; the 7 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $299 to $760. 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 Mukwonago’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mukwonago’s government
How much does Mukwonago spend per resident?
About $505 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 $461 was more than 78% of 127 Wisconsin towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Mukwonago?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,090 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.91% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Mukwonago’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mukwonago yet.
How did Mukwonago vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 71.4%, Kamala D Harris 27.3% (5,538 votes, official results). Waukesha County: Trump 59.0%, Harris 39.3%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Mukwonago?
18 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $68,887 (about $826,644 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mukwonago in the state legislature?
Mukwonago is split among 2 Assembly districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Wisconsin Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mukwonago’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 →