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Town Hall · Wingville

In Wingville, 85% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Wisconsin

Wingville’s town government spent $292,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $802 per resident.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$292,000
year to December 31, 2022
Per resident, 2022
$802
In 2022: $802, more than 79% of 1113 similar towns
Long-term debt
$267,000
end of 2022, reported
Town staff, 2022
1
full-time · 3 part-time · March payroll $6,304
Typical tax bill
$3,429
1.11% of home value · WI 1.42%

What stands out about how Wingville is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$802 per resident in 2022: more than 79% of them

Wingville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($802 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 1113 Wisconsin towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $509, and the middle half spent $371–$727. Wingville spent more than 79% of them.

Middle half of the group, $371–$727Median $509Wingville

Includes sewer and trash ($9,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
1113

Wisconsin towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Wingville itself left out).

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $802 per resident a year, or $2.20 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 78%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 57%From the state 37%From the federal government 5%Interest, fines & other 1%Fees & charges <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $103,000; interest on debt $5,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $403,000.
Over the years

No trend yet

Wingville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $3,429 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.11% of the home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Castle Rock$4,141
Highland$3,975
Clifton$3,958
Wisconsin$3,792
Eden$3,765
Wingville$3,429
Fennimore$2,622
Montfort$2,406
$3,429
typical bill a year
1.11%
effective rate
$308,600
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Wingville’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 Wingville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wingville →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Wingville

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Wingville’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Wingville yet.
Who works for Wingville

One full-time town employee for every 364 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 (364).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Roads & transportation1 + 1 pt
Administration & buildings0 + 2 pt
1
full-time
3
part-time
$6,304
payroll for March 2022
$75,648
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$50,000
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Wingville had 2.7 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 835 of the 1113 Wisconsin towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 0.4: Wingville had more than 85% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Iowa-Grant School District

Wingville’s K–12 school district, shared with Cobb, Linden, Livingston, Montfort, Rewey and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Wingville →
$16,951
per pupil · WI $16,459
667
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $16,951 per pupil, $10,387 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 23%State 65%Federal 12%

Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal.

Also serving Wingville

Fennimore Community School District · $14,372 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Wingville voted in 2024

Official results for Wingville’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President191 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican59.7%114 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat39.3%75 votes

Others: 1.0% (2 votes).

Most votes in Wingville: Donald J Trump

Grant County: Trump 58.3%, Harris 40.2% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%

Turnout
85%

of Wingville’s 226 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. Senate189 votes
Eric HovdeRepublican52.4%
Tammy BaldwinDemocrat44.4%
Others3.2%

Most votes in Wingville: Eric Hovde

Grant County: Hovde 55.7%, Baldwin 42.0% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%

U.S. House · Wisconsin’s 3rd District413,181 votes
Derrick Van OrdenRepublican51.3%
Rebecca CookeDemocrat48.6%
Others0.1%

Most votes in the district: Derrick Van Orden

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Wingville, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Wingville59.7%39.3%1.0%191
Grant County58.3%40.2%1.5%27,306
Wisconsin49.6%48.7%1.7%3,422,918
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Wingville

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Wingville.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Wisconsin AssemblyState representatives
  3. 3
    Wisconsin SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wisconsin

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Wingville compares with the towns next door

Wingville spent $802 per resident in 2022; the 6 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $529 to $1,897. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Highland$529$3,975
Fennimore$537$2,622
Clifton$655$3,958
Eden$679$3,765
Montfort$865$2,406
Castle Rock$1,897$4,141
Wingville$802$3,429

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 Wingville’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Wingville’s government

How much does Wingville spend per resident?

About $802 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 $802 was more than 79% of 1113 Wisconsin towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Wingville?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,429 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.11% 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 Wingville’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wingville yet.

How did Wingville vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 59.7%, Kamala D Harris 39.3% (191 votes, official results). Grant County: Trump 58.3%, Harris 40.2%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.

How many people work for Wingville?

1 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,304 (about $75,648 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Wingville 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 →