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Watertown city, SD


Codington County, SD

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 22,718   ( 1,236 from 2010 )
Land area: 18.1 square miles
Population density: 1253.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:20,350 89.58% 0.7%
Black:1560.69% 105.3%
Indian:6142.70% 27.7%
Asian:1410.62% 30.6%
2+ races:4942.17% 86.4%
Hispanic:8513.75% 146.7%
Total non-White:2,36810.42% 85.6%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:144 0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:1,092 6.2



Historical Presidential Election Results for Watertown city, SD

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,459 R +706 D + 1.4%
D +753
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 63% Donald Trump* (R) 7,241 66.7% Joe Biden (D) 3,311 30.5% 309 2.8% 10,861 5 20 2.57%
2016 53% Donald Trump (R) 5,782 64.8% Hillary Clinton (D) 2,558 28.7% 587 6.6% 8,927 3 19 2.41%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Watertown city
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 3,311 30.5%
Donald Trump* (R) 7,241 66.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 309 2.8%
TOTAL 10,861
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 20


2016 President, Watertown city
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 2,558 28.7%
Donald Trump (R) 5,782 64.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 477 5.3%
Other 110 1.2%
TOTAL 8,927
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 19
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Watertown city, SD

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2020 S2 63% Mike Rounds* (R) 7,742 71.6% Dan Ahlers (D) 3,068 28.4% 0 0.0% 10,810 6 2.57%
2018 G 47% Kristi Noem (R) 4,336 53.7% Billie Sutton (D) 3,635 45.0% 101 [+] 1.3% 8,072 3 2.38%
2016 S3 53% John Thune* (R) 6,638 74.0% Jay Williams (D) 2,334 26.0% 0 0.0% 8,972 2 2.43%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote