Photo: Iulus Ascanius at English Wikipedia · Public domainIn Oconomowoc, 86% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Wisconsin
Oconomowoc’s city government spent $22.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,218 per resident. Water and other utilities ($27.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Oconomowoc is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,218 per resident a year, or $3.34 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.
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$1,130 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Oconomowoc’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,130 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 $1,166, and the middle half spent $949–$1,409. Oconomowoc spent less than 52% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($4.7 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Oconomowoc itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 16% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Oconomowoc 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: $1,130 · 2023: $1,095 · 2024: $1,218. Per resident it went from $1,130 to $1,218 (up 8%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 17,160 to 18,505.
full-time in March 2025, up from 112 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $4,722 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.20% 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 Oconomowoc’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 Oconomowoc’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Oconomowoc →
Who’s in charge in Oconomowoc
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Oconomowoc’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on oconomowoc-wi.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 147 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (18,505).
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.
Oconomowoc Area School District
Oconomowoc’s K–12 school district, shared with Lac La Belle, Oconomowoc Lake, Oconomowoc, Summit, Ixonia and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,421 per pupil, $8,626 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 Oconomowoc voted in 2024
Official results for Oconomowoc’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.6%7,761 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.9%5,063 votesOthers: 1.6% (206 votes).
Most votes in Oconomowoc: Donald J Trump
Waukesha County: Trump 59.0%, Harris 39.3% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Oconomowoc’s 15,104 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Oconomowoc: 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: Oconomowoc, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oconomowoc | 59.6% | 38.9% | 1.6% | 13,030 |
| 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 Oconomowoc.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: oconomowoc-wi.gov ↗
- 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 Oconomowoc compares with the towns next door
Oconomowoc spent $1,130 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $258 to $2,748. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Concord | $258 | $3,946 |
| Summit | $945 | $5,332 |
| Oconomowoc Lake | $2,748 | $10,000+ |
| Oconomowoc | $1,130 | $4,722 |
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 Oconomowoc’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Oconomowoc’s government
How much does Oconomowoc spend per resident?
About $1,218 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 $1,130 was less than 52% of 59 Wisconsin cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Oconomowoc?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,722 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.20% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see oconomowoc-wi.gov.
Who runs Oconomowoc’s government?
See oconomowoc-wi.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Oconomowoc yet.
How did Oconomowoc vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 59.6%, Kamala D Harris 38.9% (13,030 votes, official results). Waukesha County: Trump 59.0%, Harris 39.3%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Oconomowoc?
126 full-time and 60 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $944,069 (about $11.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Oconomowoc in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Chris Kapenga) and Assembly District 99 (Barbara Dittrich). The Assembly district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Oconomowoc’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 →