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Watertown, NY Market Area


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2022 population: 251,069   ( 4,191 from 2010 , 736 from 2020)
Land area: 5222.8 square miles
Population density: 48.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:219,061 87.25% 4.7%
Black:9,0023.59% 13.9%
Indian:1,6680.66% 4.6%
Asian:3,6931.47% 26.3%
2+ races:5,2932.11% 29.0%
Hispanic:12,3524.92% 42.9%
Total non-White:32,00812.75% 26.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:6,935 13.8
Deaths:4,9979.9
Net Migration: -3,122-6.2
Net Immigration: 3790.8
Change in White population:-10,789 -4.2
Change in Non-White pop.:6,598 2.6



Historical Presidential Election Results for Watertown, NY Market Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +10,022 R +2,974 D + 0.3%
D +7,048
2020 vs. 2012 R +20,216 R +22,901 R + 23.9%
D -2,685
2020 vs. 2008 R +15,982 R +22,349 R + 22.8%
D -6,367
2016 vs. 2008 R +5,960 R +19,375 R + 23.1%
D -13,415
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 52% Donald Trump* (R) 59,127 58.1% Joe Biden (D) 40,491 39.8% 2,108 [+] 2.1% 101,726 11 0.06%
2016 46% Donald Trump (R) 49,105 55.3% Hillary Clinton (D) 33,443 37.7% 6,171 [+] 7.0% 88,719 9 0.06%
2012 43% Barack Obama* (D) 43,176 51.8% Mitt Romney (R) 38,911 46.6% 1,334 [+] 1.6% 83,421 -1 0.06%
2008 47% Barack Obama (D) 46,858 51.3% John McCain (R) 43,145 47.2% 1,347 [+] 1.5% 91,350 2 0.07%
2004 48% George W. Bush* (R) 45,884 49.9% John Kerry (D) 44,263 48.1% 1,811 [+] 2.0% 91,958 -1 0.08%
2000 47% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 42,518 48.8% George W. Bush (R) 40,744 46.8% 3,879 [+] 4.5% 87,141 -1 0.08%
1996 45% Bill Clinton* (D) 42,983 51.9% Robert Dole (R) 27,154 32.8% 12,652 [+] 15.3% 82,789 -8 0.09%
1992 49% Bill Clinton (D) 35,253 38.8% George Bush* (R) 32,229 35.5% 23,293 [+] 25.7% 90,775 -2 0.09%
1988 47% George Bush (R) 45,381 54.5% Michael Dukakis (D) 37,310 44.8% 550 [+] 0.7% 83,241 1 0.09%
1984 51% Ronald Reagan* (R) 56,576 65.4% Walter Mondale (D) 29,680 34.3% 249 0.3% 86,505 7 0.09%
1980 52% Ronald Reagan (R) 39,829 48.2% Jimmy Carter* (D) 34,250 41.5% 8,495 [+] 10.3% 82,574 -2 0.10%
1976 55% Gerald Ford* (R) 48,490 58.0% Jimmy Carter (D) 34,770 41.6% 335 [+] 0.4% 83,595 10 0.10%
1972 57% Richard Nixon* (R) 55,859 65.0% George McGovern (D) 29,902 34.8% 177 [+] 0.2% 85,938 4 0.11%
1968 58% Richard Nixon (R) 45,058 56.2% Hubert Humphrey (D) 32,305 40.3% 2,877 [+] 3.6% 80,240 13 0.11%
1964 63% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 60,932 70.0% Barry Goldwater (R) 26,005 29.9% 71 0.1% 87,008 -9 0.12%
1960 70% Richard Nixon (R) 56,770 59.1% John Kennedy (D) 39,286 40.9% 58 0.1% 96,114 9 0.14%
1956 64% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 68,090 74.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 23,387 25.6% 1 0.0% 91,478 17 0.15%
1952 66% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 63,590 69.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 27,953 30.5% 103 0.1% 91,646 14 0.15%
1948 57% Thomas Dewey (R) 46,513 60.1% Harry Truman* (D) 29,587 38.2% 1,254 [+] 1.6% 77,354 15 0.16%
1944 63% Thomas Dewey (R) 50,009 60.1% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 33,113 39.8% 141 0.2% 83,263 14 0.17%
1940 71% Wendell Willkie (R) 57,972 63.2% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 33,616 36.6% 196 0.2% 91,784 18 0.18%
1936 74% Alf Landon (R) 59,004 65.2% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 30,001 33.2% 1,443 [+] 1.6% 90,448 29 0.20%
1932 68% Herbert Hoover* (R) 51,668 62.4% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 30,251 36.5% 909 [+] 1.1% 82,828 23 0.21%
1928 77% Herbert Hoover (R) 59,340 65.9% Al Smith (D) 29,636 32.9% 1,023 [+] 1.1% 89,999 8 0.24%
1924 62% Calvin Coolidge (R) 49,808 69.6% John Davis (D) 17,569 24.5% 4,206 [+] 5.9% 71,583 16 0.25%
1920 63% Warren Harding (R) 52,629 72.6% James Cox (D) 17,811 24.6% 2,059 [+] 2.8% 72,499 12 0.27%
1916 39% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 27,532 61.5% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 15,820 35.3% 1,413 [+] 3.2% 44,765 15 0.24%
1912 37% William Taft* (R) 17,160 40.4% Woodrow Wilson (D) 13,722 32.3% 11,556 [+] 27.2% 42,438 17 0.28%
1908 43% William Taft (R) 29,787 62.3% William J. Bryan (D) 15,402 32.2% 2,628 [+] 5.5% 47,817 11 0.32%
1904 44% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 31,566 64.6% Alton Parker (D) 15,336 31.4% 1,925 [+] 3.9% 48,827 8 0.36%
1900 44% William McKinley* (R) 31,474 65.2% William J. Bryan (D) 15,332 31.8% 1,446 [+] 3.0% 48,252 14 0.35%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 40,491 39.8%
Donald Trump* (R) 59,127 58.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,100 1.1%
Other 1,008 1.0%
TOTAL 101,726
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): 11


2016 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 33,443 37.7%
Donald Trump (R) 49,105 55.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,611 4.1%
Jill Stein (Grn) 1,556 1.8%
Evan McMullin (I) 166 0.2%
Other 838 0.9%
TOTAL 88,719
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): 9


2012 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 43,176 51.8%
Mitt Romney (R) 38,911 46.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 628 0.8%
Other 706 0.8%
TOTAL 83,421
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): -1


2008 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 46,858 51.3%
John McCain (R) 43,145 47.2%
Ralph Nader (I) 650 0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 312 0.3%
Other 385 0.4%
TOTAL 91,350
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 2


2004 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 45,884 49.9%
John Kerry (D) 44,263 48.1%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,640 1.8%
Other 171 0.2%
TOTAL 91,958
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): -1


2000 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 40,744 46.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 42,518 48.8%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,841 3.3%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 452 0.5%
Other 586 0.7%
TOTAL 87,141
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): -1


1996 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 42,983 51.9%
Robert Dole (R) 27,154 32.8%
Ross Perot (Ref) 11,539 13.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 419 0.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 137 0.2%
Other 557 0.7%
TOTAL 82,789
Turnout: 45% Diff (US): -8


1992 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 35,253 38.8%
George Bush* (R) 32,229 35.5%
Ross Perot (I) 22,383 24.7%
Other 910 1.0%
TOTAL 90,775
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): -2


1988 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 45,381 54.5%
Michael Dukakis (D) 37,310 44.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 140 0.2%
Other 410 0.5%
TOTAL 83,241
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 1


1984 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 56,576 65.4%
Walter Mondale (D) 29,680 34.3%
Other 249 0.3%
TOTAL 86,505
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): 7


1980 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 39,829 48.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 34,250 41.5%
John Anderson (I) 7,094 8.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 856 1.0%
Other 545 0.7%
TOTAL 82,574
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): -2


1976 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 34,770 41.6%
Gerald Ford* (R) 48,490 58.0%
Other 335 0.4%
TOTAL 83,595
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 10


1972 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 55,859 65.0%
George McGovern (D) 29,902 34.8%
Other 177 0.2%
TOTAL 85,938
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 4


1968 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 45,058 56.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 32,305 40.3%
George Wallace (AIP) 2,624 3.3%
Other 253 0.3%
TOTAL 80,240
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 13


1964 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 60,932 70.0%
Barry Goldwater (R) 26,005 29.9%
Other 71 0.1%
TOTAL 87,008
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): -9


1960 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 39,286 40.9%
Richard Nixon (R) 56,770 59.1%
Other 58 0.1%
TOTAL 96,114
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): 9


1956 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 68,090 74.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 23,387 25.6%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 91,478
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 17


1952 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 63,590 69.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 27,953 30.5%
Other 103 0.1%
TOTAL 91,646
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 14


1948 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 29,587 38.2%
Thomas Dewey (R) 46,513 60.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,030 1.3%
Other 224 0.3%
TOTAL 77,354
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 15


1944 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 33,113 39.8%
Thomas Dewey (R) 50,009 60.1%
Other 141 0.2%
TOTAL 83,263
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 14


1940 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 33,616 36.6%
Wendell Willkie (R) 57,972 63.2%
Other 196 0.2%
TOTAL 91,784
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): 18


1936 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 30,001 33.2%
Alf Landon (R) 59,004 65.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,387 1.5%
Other 56 0.1%
TOTAL 90,448
Turnout: 74% Diff (US): 29


1932 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 30,251 36.5%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 51,668 62.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 725 0.9%
Other 184 0.2%
TOTAL 82,828
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): 23


1928 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 59,340 65.9%
Al Smith (D) 29,636 32.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 968 1.1%
Other 55 0.1%
TOTAL 89,999
Turnout: 77% Diff (US): 8


1924 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 49,808 69.6%
John Davis (D) 17,569 24.5%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 4,052 5.7%
Other 154 0.2%
TOTAL 71,583
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 16


1920 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 52,629 72.6%
James Cox (D) 17,811 24.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 648 0.9%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 576 0.8%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 764 1.1%
Other 71 0.1%
TOTAL 72,499
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 12


1916 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 15,820 35.3%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 27,532 61.5%
Allan Benson (Soc) 403 0.9%
James Hanly (Proh) 981 2.2%
Other 29 0.1%
TOTAL 44,765
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): 15


1912 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 13,722 32.3%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 9,336 22.0%
William Taft* (R) 17,160 40.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 831 2.0%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,317 3.1%
Other 72 0.2%
TOTAL 42,438
Turnout: 37% Diff (US): 17


1908 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 29,787 62.3%
William J. Bryan (D) 15,402 32.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 510 1.1%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,672 3.5%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 356 0.7%
Other 90 0.2%
TOTAL 47,817
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): 11


1904 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 31,566 64.6%
Alton Parker (D) 15,336 31.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 554 1.1%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,204 2.5%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 69 0.1%
Other 98 0.2%
TOTAL 48,827
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 8


1900 President, Watertown, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 31,474 65.2%
William J. Bryan (D) 15,332 31.8%
John Woolley (Proh) 1,142 2.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 209 0.4%
Other 95 0.2%
TOTAL 48,252
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 14
* incumbent