The politics of Watertown, MN (55388) are shaped by the community's strong commitment to the democratic process. With a population of 2,824 as of 2020, Watertown is represented by a small but dedicated group of local political candidates who have demonstrated their passion for civic engagement. These candidates come from both major and minor parties, offering a diverse range of perspectives and views on how to best represent the needs of the citizens. The city also has a long history of taking part in national elections, with residents being eager to cast their votes every four years to make sure their voices are heard. In addition, Watertown works hard to ensure that all citizens have access to fair representation through its many local initiatives and efforts. The community takes pride in its active engagement in politics and remains committed to making sure that everyone's voice matters in the city's decision-making process.
The political climate in Zip 55388 (Watertown, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Carver County, MN is leaning conservative. In Carver County, MN 46.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carver county remained Republican, 51.2% to 46.4%.
Carver county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55388 (Watertown, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Watertown, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Carver County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Minnesota is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Watertown, Minnesota: R R R R R r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 55388 (Watertown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $5,325 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $4,725 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)