Watertown, WI is a town of more than 20,000 residents located in Wisconsin's Dodge County. It is an area with a rich history and vibrant politics. As the county seat, Watertown is home to many local government departments and politicians who represent the citizens of the community. The city council consists of seven members, including the mayor, who are elected by the people of Watertown to serve four-year terms. During election years, citizens get to voice their opinions on important issues and elect leaders they believe will best serve their interests at the local level. All candidates must adhere to state laws governing elections and campaign finance regulations. Through their involvement in civic leadership roles, local politicians strive to ensure that Watertown is a place where everyone can thrive - regardless of background or political beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 53094 (Watertown, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Jefferson County, WI 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.5%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53094 (Watertown, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Watertown, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Watertown-Fort Atkinson Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Wisconsin 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, Wisconsin: R R d 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 53094 (Watertown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 275 contributions totaling $11,674 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 253 contributions totaling $32,427 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)