† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupWatertownMinnesotaUnited States
German40.4%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian13.9%12.1%—
Irish12.0%9.9%9.4%
English9.1%6.6%9.5%
Swedish8.3%6.5%—
Polish3.9%3.7%2.2%
American3.4%2.3%5.3%
Italian3.1%—4.8%
Mexican1.6%3.9%11.3%
Honduran0.3%—0.3%
Salvadoran0.2%0.2%0.7%
Venezuelan0.2%——
Spaniard0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Watertown
Minnesota
United States
Median age
33.3
39
39.1
Age 18–24
12.0%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.2%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Watertown
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$99,671
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.7%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.5%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Watertown
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.3%
12.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Watertown
Minnesota
United States
Catholic
—
19.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
50.6%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Watertown, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−33.0%
2008
−21.6%
2012
−25.1%
2016
−34.4%
2020
−29.7%
2024
−32.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
32.5%Harris918
65.2%Trump1,842
2.3%
R+32.7
R+3.1
R+31.2
2,824
R
33.6%Biden936
63.3%Trump1,762
3.1%
R+29.7
D+4.8
R+34.1
2,785
R
28.2%Clinton655
62.6%Trump1,455
9.2%
R+34.4
R+9.3
R+36.5
2,323
R
36.5%Obama804
61.6%Romney1,357
1.9%
R+25.1
R+3.5
R+29.0
2,203
R
37.7%Obama819
59.4%McCain1,288
2.9%
R+21.6
D+11.4
R+28.9
2,170
R
32.5%Kerry647
65.5%Bush1,305
2.0%
R+33.0
—
R+30.6
1,992
Watertown sits in reliably Republican-leaning Carver County, where a tight-knit, predominantly white rural population has delivered consistent double-digit margins in recent statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 34.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.7 points.
A population of 4,790, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,671 describe the city.
In 2024, Watertown, Minnesota voted Republican by 32.7 points (R+32.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,824 votes cast, 918 went Democratic and 1,842 went Republican.
How many people live in Watertown, Minnesota?
Watertown, Minnesota has a population of 4,790 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Watertown, Minnesota?
Median household income in Watertown, Minnesota is $99,671 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Watertown, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Watertown, Minnesota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
