Norwegian Buildings at Heg Park · Photo: William Garrett · CC BY 2.0In Norway, 88% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Wisconsin
Norway’s town government spent $3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $368 per resident.
What stands out about how Norway is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Waterford Union High School District
Norway’s high school district, shared with Burlington, Burlington, Rochester, Vernon, Waterford and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,692 per pupil, $11,664 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.
North Cape School District · $13,660 per pupil
Norway Joint No. 7 School District · $16,416 per pupil
Muskego-Norway School District · $14,104 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $368 per resident a year, or $1.01 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 35%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$368 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Norway’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($368 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–$438. Norway spent more than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($511,000), 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; Norway itself left out).
No trend yet
Norway reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $4,522 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.10% 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 Norway’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 Norway’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Norway →
Who’s in charge in Norway
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 1,163 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 (8,142).
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.
How Norway voted in 2024
Official results for Norway’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.6%4,095 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.4%1,412 votesOthers: 1.0% (54 votes).
Most votes in Norway: Donald J Trump
Racine County: Trump 52.3%, Harris 46.2% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Norway’s 6,296 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Norway: Eric Hovde
Racine County: Hovde 51.4%, Baldwin 46.3% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
Most votes in the district: Bryan Steil
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Norway, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 73.6% | 25.4% | 1.0% | 5,561 |
| Racine County | 52.3% | 46.2% | 1.5% | 107,686 |
| 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 Norway.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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 Norway compares with the towns next door
Norway spent $368 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are cities, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar towns, 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 Norway’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Norway’s government
How much does Norway spend per resident?
About $368 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 $368 was more than 53% 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 Norway?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,522 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.10% 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 Norway’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Norway yet.
How did Norway vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 73.6%, Kamala D Harris 25.4% (5,561 votes, official results). Racine County: Trump 52.3%, Harris 46.2%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Norway?
7 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $71,928 (about $863,136 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Norway in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Julian Bradley) and Assembly District 84 (Chuck Wichgers). The Assembly district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Norway’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 →