I work at a county government with 7 declared republicans and 2 democrats, and your local government is more likely to influence your life. And let me tell you, the dysfunction is real.
We don't use encumbrances at my work. Therefore we have departments signing commitments and contracts to spend money and we have no way to know if we have the funds to fulfill them. We don't used fixed asset software. Our entire fixed assets are kept on an excel spreadsheet.