† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupWatertown-Fort Atkinson, WIWisconsinUnited States
German46.1%35.8%12.5%
Irish11.1%10.4%9.4%
Polish6.7%7.6%2.2%
Norwegian6.2%6.1%—
English5.8%6.7%9.5%
American3.7%3.4%5.3%
Italian3.1%2.7%4.8%
French2.4%2.2%1.6%
Mexican6.4%5.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%1.1%1.8%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.3%——
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
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-Fort Atkinson, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Median age
41.5
40.5
39.1
Age 18–24
10.3%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.6%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Median household income
$83,750
$77,485
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.1%
10.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.5%
33.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.3%
9.1%
22.3%
Spanish
5.0%
5.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI
Wisconsin
United States
Catholic
14.0%
21.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
24.8%
14.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
48.8%
52.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
11.1%
8.4%
5.2%
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-Fort Atkinson, WI
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+26.2%
1896
−10.2%
1900
+4.9%
1904
+1.4%
1908
+16.2%
1912
+35.0%
1916
−1.8%
1920
−63.7%
1924
−21.1%
1928
−15.3%
1932
+37.5%
1936
+32.0%
1940
−12.9%
1944
−18.8%
1948
−6.3%
1952
−34.0%
1956
−34.6%
1960
−23.4%
1964
+20.6%
1968
−16.6%
1972
−21.6%
1976
−10.2%
1980
−16.1%
1984
−24.3%
1988
−9.5%
1992
−4.5%
1996
+1.7%
2000
−11.1%
2004
−13.9%
2008
+0.8%
2012
−7.6%
2016
−15.9%
2020
−15.2%
2024
−16.3%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
41.0%Harris20,574
57.4%Trump28,771
0.6%Kennedy294 +7
R+16.3
R+1.1
R+14.9
50,146
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican57.4%28,771
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic41.0%20,574
Robert F KennedyNonpartisan0.6%294
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%186
OtherAll other candidates0.2%109
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%98
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%58
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.1%35
Claudia De La CruzNonpartisan0.0%19
Peter Sonski Lauren OnakNonpartisan0.0%2
R
41.5%Biden19,904
56.7%Trump27,208
1.8%
R+15.2
D+0.7
R+19.7
47,979
R
38.4%Clinton16,569
54.3%Trump23,417
7.2%
R+15.9
R+8.3
R+18.0
43,109
R
45.5%Obama20,158
53.1%Romney23,517
1.4%
R+7.6
R+8.4
R+11.4
44,281
D
49.7%Obama21,448
48.9%McCain21,096
1.4%
D+0.8
D+14.7
R+6.5
43,166
R
42.6%Kerry17,925
56.5%Bush23,776
1.0%
R+13.9
R+2.8
R+11.4
42,115
R
42.1%Gore15,203
53.2%Bush19,204
4.7%
R+11.1
R+12.8
R+11.6
36,099
D
44.3%Clinton13,188
42.6%Dole12,681
13.1%
D+1.7
D+6.2
R+6.8
29,774
R
35.3%Clinton11,593
39.9%Bush13,072
24.8%
R+4.5
D+5.0
R+10.1
32,802
R
44.9%Dukakis11,816
54.3%Bush14,309
0.8%
R+9.5
D+14.8
R+1.7
26,342
R
37.5%Mondale10,788
61.8%Reagan17,780
0.8%
R+24.3
R+8.2
R+6.1
28,784
R
37.8%Carter11,335
53.9%Reagan16,174
8.3%
R+16.1
R+5.9
R+6.4
30,000
R
43.7%Carter12,577
53.9%Ford15,528
2.5%
R+10.2
D+11.4
R+12.3
28,812
R
37.8%McGovern9,303
59.5%Nixon14,621
2.7%
R+21.6
R+5.1
D+1.5
24,587
R
38.4%Humphrey8,716
55.0%Nixon12,478
6.6%
R+16.6
R+37.2
R+15.9
22,698
D
60.2%Johnson13,295
39.6%Goldwater8,741
0.2%
D+20.6
D+44.1
R+2.0
22,084
R
38.2%Kennedy8,757
61.6%Nixon14,133
0.2%
R+23.4
D+11.2
R+23.6
22,929
R
32.4%Stevenson6,452
67.0%Eisenhower13,357
0.6%
R+34.6
R+0.6
R+19.2
19,931
R
32.9%Stevenson6,827
66.9%Eisenhower13,884
0.2%
R+34.0
R+27.7
R+23.3
20,743
R
46.1%Truman7,256
52.4%Dewey8,244
1.4%
R+6.3
D+12.5
R+10.8
15,728
R
40.4%Roosevelt6,988
59.2%Dewey10,245
0.5%
R+18.8
R+6.0
R+26.3
17,317
R
43.2%Roosevelt7,842
56.0%Willkie10,178
0.8%
R+12.9
R+44.9
R+22.8
18,169
D
64.3%Roosevelt11,144
32.3%Landon5,599
3.4%
D+32.0
R+5.5
D+7.7
17,324
D
68.3%Roosevelt11,230
30.8%Hoover5,062
0.9%
D+37.5
D+52.8
D+19.7
16,448
R
41.9%Smith6,305
57.3%Hoover8,612
0.8%
R+15.3
D+5.8
D+2.1
15,033
O
10.1%Davis1,374
31.2%Coolidge4,250
58.7%
La Follette +27.5
D+42.5
D+4.0
13,611
R
16.7%Cox1,844
80.4%Harding8,865
2.9%
R+63.7
R+61.8
R+37.5
11,029
R
47.7%Wilson3,645
49.6%Hughes3,785
2.7%
R+1.8
R+36.8
R+5.0
7,636
D
62.4%Wilson4,381
27.4%Taft1,926
10.2%
D+35.0
D+18.8
D+15.4
7,021
D
56.6%Bryan4,492
40.4%Taft3,207
2.9%
D+16.2
D+14.8
D+25.8
7,932
D
49.1%Parker3,778
47.7%Roosevelt3,669
3.2%
D+1.4
R+3.5
D+21.1
7,696
D
51.2%Bryan4,127
46.2%McKinley3,729
2.6%
D+4.9
D+15.1
D+12.5
8,063
R
42.4%Bryan3,504
52.6%McKinley4,344
5.0%
R+10.2
R+36.3
R+4.1
8,257
D
61.5%Cleveland4,661
35.4%Harrison2,679
3.1%
D+26.2
—
D+24.5
7,575
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
41.5%20,631
56.4%28,005
49,689
2022
R
41.8%16,141
58.0%22,402
38,607
2018
R
47.6%18,055
52.3%19,809
37,911
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−145 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,213 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI in Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−203
2012
+185
2013
−32
2014
−542
2015
−101
2016
−201
2017
+87
2018
+188
2019
−450
2021
−346
2022
+72
2023
+87
2024
+188
2025
−145
Anchored by Jefferson County's small manufacturing cities and surrounding farmland, this Lake Mills–to–Fort Atkinson corridor has shifted steadily rightward over the past decade, with the 2024 margin running roughly 8 points wider than in 2016.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 63.7 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.3 points.
A population of 86,003, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,750 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI and Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI.
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How did Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican by 16.3 points (R+16.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 50,146 votes cast, 20,574 went Democratic and 28,771 went Republican.
When did Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI, Wisconsin?
Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 86,003 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI, Wisconsin is $83,750 — above the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI, Wisconsin from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
