A dairy-country metro where Republicans have widened their rural advantage
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.
| Group | Local | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 90.7% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(12) | 6.4% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.4% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(7) | 0.6% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.6% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(2) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -25.6pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.4% | 48.5% | — | — | |
| 13.8% | 27.4% | — | — | |
| 10.9% | 21.6% | — | — | |
| 1.2% | 2.5% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.5% | 1.0% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 49.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI metro area? 324,430 residents across 4 counties.
23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 10pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+9 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+16.3 | R+14.8 | 1.5pp |