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Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area


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2022 population: 116,637   ( 408 from 2010 , 86 from 2020)
Land area: 1268.7 square miles
Population density: 91.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:94,112 80.69% 5.6%
Black:6,8175.84% 24.5%
Indian:5590.48% 11.8%
Asian:2,2941.97% 32.1%
2+ races:3,4792.98% 35.3%
Hispanic:9,3768.04% 52.6%
Total non-White:22,52519.31% 36.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,066 17.4
Deaths:2,1009.0
Net Migration: -2,248-9.6
Net Immigration: 2140.9
Change in White population:-5,570 -4.8
Change in Non-White pop.:5,978 5.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +788 R +1,769 R + 4.2%
D -981
2024 vs. 2016 R +4,654 R +2,137 R + 1.2%
D +2,517
2020 vs. 2016 R +3,866 R +368 D + 3.0%
D +3,498
2024 vs. 2012 R +8,295 R +9,068 R + 20.7%
D -773
2016 vs. 2008 R +1,543 R +5,900 R + 17.0%
D -4,357
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2024 49% Donald Trump (R) 26,417 61.3% Kamala Harris (D) 16,326 37.9% 373 [+] 0.9% 43,116 11 0.03%
2020 50% Donald Trump* (R) 25,629 58.4% Joe Biden (D) 17,307 39.5% 919 [+] 2.1% 43,855 12 0.03%
2016 44% Donald Trump (R) 21,763 56.9% Hillary Clinton (D) 13,809 36.1% 2,664 [+] 7.0% 38,236 11 0.03%
2012 41% Mitt Romney (R) 18,122 50.8% Barack Obama* (D) 17,099 47.9% 487 [+] 1.4% 35,708 4 0.03%
2008 45% John McCain (R) 20,220 52.0% Barack Obama (D) 18,166 46.7% 500 [+] 1.3% 38,886 6 0.03%
2004 46% George W. Bush* (R) 21,231 54.7% John Kerry (D) 16,860 43.5% 709 [+] 1.8% 38,800 4 0.03%
2000 44% George W. Bush (R) 18,192 49.9% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 16,799 46.1% 1,432 [+] 3.9% 36,423 2 0.03%
1996 42% Bill Clinton* (D) 16,783 49.2% Robert Dole (R) 12,362 36.2% 4,982 [+] 14.6% 34,127 -4 0.04%
1992 46% George Bush* (R) 14,227 38.0% Bill Clinton (D) 13,380 35.8% 9,819 [+] 26.2% 37,426 1 0.04%
1988 44% George Bush (R) 19,304 57.4% Michael Dukakis (D) 14,137 42.0% 181 [+] 0.5% 33,622 4 0.04%
1984 50% Ronald Reagan* (R) 23,445 68.0% Walter Mondale (D) 10,960 31.8% 91 0.3% 34,496 9 0.04%
1980 54% Ronald Reagan (R) 16,455 49.7% Jimmy Carter* (D) 13,271 40.1% 3,402 [+] 10.3% 33,128 -1 0.04%
1976 58% Gerald Ford* (R) 20,401 60.0% Jimmy Carter (D) 13,503 39.7% 124 [+] 0.4% 34,028 12 0.04%
1972 60% Richard Nixon* (R) 23,123 66.4% George McGovern (D) 11,629 33.4% 75 [+] 0.2% 34,827 6 0.04%
1968 61% Richard Nixon (R) 18,552 56.0% Hubert Humphrey (D) 13,438 40.6% 1,133 [+] 3.4% 33,123 13 0.05%
1964 66% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 25,175 70.1% Barry Goldwater (R) 10,718 29.8% 29 0.1% 35,922 -9 0.05%
1960 74% Richard Nixon (R) 24,290 60.6% John Kennedy (D) 15,800 39.4% 25 0.1% 40,115 11 0.06%
1956 67% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 28,429 74.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,959 25.9% 1 0.0% 38,389 17 0.06%
1952 71% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 27,932 69.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 12,026 30.1% 25 0.1% 39,983 15 0.06%
1948 60% Thomas Dewey (R) 19,661 59.0% Harry Truman* (D) 13,176 39.5% 514 [+] 1.5% 33,351 14 0.07%
1944 66% Thomas Dewey (R) 21,834 60.1% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,449 39.8% 46 0.1% 36,329 14 0.08%
1940 73% Wendell Willkie (R) 25,584 63.5% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,581 36.2% 97 0.2% 40,262 19 0.08%
1936 77% Alf Landon (R) 24,925 63.2% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,975 35.4% 566 [+] 1.4% 39,466 27 0.09%
1932 72% Herbert Hoover* (R) 22,760 62.0% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 13,478 36.7% 486 [+] 1.3% 36,724 22 0.09%
1928 80% Herbert Hoover (R) 26,361 66.4% Al Smith (D) 12,908 32.5% 426 [+] 1.1% 39,695 8 0.11%
1924 63% Calvin Coolidge (R) 21,159 68.4% John Davis (D) 7,665 24.8% 2,118 [+] 6.8% 30,942 14 0.11%
1920 64% Warren Harding (R) 22,072 70.7% James Cox (D) 7,925 25.4% 1,204 [+] 3.9% 31,201 10 0.12%
1916 40% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 11,110 58.5% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 7,089 37.3% 795 [+] 4.2% 18,994 12 0.10%
1912 37% William Taft* (R) 6,692 38.0% Woodrow Wilson (D) 6,054 34.4% 4,878 [+] 27.7% 17,624 15 0.12%
1908 44% William Taft (R) 11,477 57.9% William J. Bryan (D) 6,694 33.8% 1,642 [+] 8.3% 19,813 6 0.13%
1904 45% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 12,050 60.6% Alton Parker (D) 6,696 33.7% 1,147 [+] 5.8% 19,893 4 0.15%
1900 45% William McKinley* (R) 11,870 61.0% William J. Bryan (D) 6,776 34.8% 805 [+] 4.1% 19,451 9 0.14%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 17,307 39.5%
Donald Trump* (R) 25,629 58.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 537 1.2%
Other 382 0.9%
TOTAL 43,855
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 12


2016 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 13,809 36.1%
Donald Trump (R) 21,763 56.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,670 4.4%
Jill Stein (Grn) 617 1.6%
Evan McMullin (I) 60 0.2%
Other 317 0.8%
TOTAL 38,236
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 11


2012 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 17,099 47.9%
Mitt Romney (R) 18,122 50.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 271 0.8%
Other 216 0.6%
TOTAL 35,708
Turnout: 41% Diff (US): 4


2008 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 18,166 46.7%
John McCain (R) 20,220 52.0%
Ralph Nader (I) 257 0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 121 0.3%
Other 122 0.3%
TOTAL 38,886
Turnout: 45% Diff (US): 6


2004 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 21,231 54.7%
John Kerry (D) 16,860 43.5%
Ralph Nader (I) 652 1.7%
Other 57 0.1%
TOTAL 38,800
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): 4


2000 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 18,192 49.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 16,799 46.1%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,029 2.8%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 163 0.4%
Other 240 0.7%
TOTAL 36,423
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 2


1996 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 16,783 49.2%
Robert Dole (R) 12,362 36.2%
Ross Perot (Ref) 4,561 13.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 159 0.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 55 0.2%
Other 207 0.6%
TOTAL 34,127
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): -4


1992 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 13,380 35.8%
George Bush* (R) 14,227 38.0%
Ross Perot (I) 9,461 25.3%
Other 358 1.0%
TOTAL 37,426
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): 1


1988 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 19,304 57.4%
Michael Dukakis (D) 14,137 42.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 41 0.1%
Other 140 0.4%
TOTAL 33,622
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 4


1984 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 23,445 68.0%
Walter Mondale (D) 10,960 31.8%
Other 91 0.3%
TOTAL 34,496
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 9


1980 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 16,455 49.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 13,271 40.1%
John Anderson (I) 2,834 8.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 387 1.2%
Other 181 0.5%
TOTAL 33,128
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): -1


1976 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 13,503 39.7%
Gerald Ford* (R) 20,401 60.0%
Other 124 0.4%
TOTAL 34,028
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 12


1972 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 23,123 66.4%
George McGovern (D) 11,629 33.4%
Other 75 0.2%
TOTAL 34,827
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): 6


1968 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 18,552 56.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 13,438 40.6%
George Wallace (AIP) 1,016 3.1%
Other 117 0.4%
TOTAL 33,123
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 13


1964 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 25,175 70.1%
Barry Goldwater (R) 10,718 29.8%
Other 29 0.1%
TOTAL 35,922
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): -9


1960 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 15,800 39.4%
Richard Nixon (R) 24,290 60.6%
Other 25 0.1%
TOTAL 40,115
Turnout: 74% Diff (US): 11


1956 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 28,429 74.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,959 25.9%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 38,389
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): 17


1952 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 27,932 69.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 12,026 30.1%
Other 25 0.1%
TOTAL 39,983
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): 15


1948 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 13,176 39.5%
Thomas Dewey (R) 19,661 59.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 412 1.2%
Other 102 0.3%
TOTAL 33,351
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): 14


1944 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,449 39.8%
Thomas Dewey (R) 21,834 60.1%
Other 46 0.1%
TOTAL 36,329
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 14


1940 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,581 36.2%
Wendell Willkie (R) 25,584 63.5%
Other 97 0.2%
TOTAL 40,262
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): 19


1936 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,975 35.4%
Alf Landon (R) 24,925 63.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 543 1.4%
Other 23 0.1%
TOTAL 39,466
Turnout: 77% Diff (US): 27


1932 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 13,478 36.7%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 22,760 62.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 451 1.2%
Other 35 0.1%
TOTAL 36,724
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): 22


1928 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 26,361 66.4%
Al Smith (D) 12,908 32.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 402 1.0%
Other 24 0.1%
TOTAL 39,695
Turnout: 80% Diff (US): 8


1924 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 21,159 68.4%
John Davis (D) 7,665 24.8%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,044 6.6%
Other 74 0.2%
TOTAL 30,942
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 14


1920 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 22,072 70.7%
James Cox (D) 7,925 25.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 252 0.8%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 510 1.6%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 406 1.3%
Other 36 0.1%
TOTAL 31,201
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 10


1916 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 7,089 37.3%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 11,110 58.5%
Allan Benson (Soc) 324 1.7%
James Hanly (Proh) 454 2.4%
Other 17 0.1%
TOTAL 18,994
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): 12


1912 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 6,054 34.4%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 3,603 20.4%
William Taft* (R) 6,692 38.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 602 3.4%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 635 3.6%
Other 38 0.2%
TOTAL 17,624
Turnout: 37% Diff (US): 15


1908 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 11,477 57.9%
William J. Bryan (D) 6,694 33.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 436 2.2%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 974 4.9%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 171 0.9%
Other 61 0.3%
TOTAL 19,813
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 6


1904 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 12,050 60.6%
Alton Parker (D) 6,696 33.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 449 2.3%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 622 3.1%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 20 0.1%
Other 56 0.3%
TOTAL 19,893
Turnout: 45% Diff (US): 4


1900 President, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 11,870 61.0%
William J. Bryan (D) 6,776 34.8%
John Woolley (Proh) 576 3.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 174 0.9%
Other 55 0.3%
TOTAL 19,451
Turnout: 45% Diff (US): 9
* incumbent