The Watertown Post meme
Watertown, NY — June 2025
A meme circulating across group chats and Facebook feeds in Watertown is doing more to explain the city’s political split than any city council debate ever could. It shows Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attempting to solve a math problem involving a string of 8’s, with the caption mocking her inability to calculate Watertown’s 50/50 presidential vote between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The message? The math doesn’t lie — but some folks sure try to.
While it’s got people laughing, it’s also hitting a nerve.
In 2024, Watertown split nearly evenly between Harris and Trump. Dead even. Red vs. Blue. MAGA vs. whatever Harris was offering. It was a town divided — right down the middle. And yet, here we are in 2025, watching a city council primary where all but one of the candidates voted for Kamala Harris.
All men.
The only woman running in the council primary? She voted for Donald J. Trump. Let that sink in.
So much for “diversity,” huh?
The meme lands because it cuts through the phony math of local politics. Somehow, a city that’s half conservative has nearly all progressive-friendly candidates on the ballot — men, no less — who openly supported the Harris ticket. Meanwhile, the only Trump voter in the race — and the only woman — gets treated like the outsider.
The smart money knows what’s going on. The meme doesn’t just highlight the absurdity of AOC’s political logic — it shines a light on a city establishment that’s more interested in toeing the national Democratic line than representing the full spectrum of its own voters.
In a town like Watertown, where Trump flags still fly on porches and people still say “Merry Christmas” without fear of cancellation, the idea that only one Trump-supporting candidate made it to the primary ballot feels less like democracy — and more like a fix.
So maybe the meme’s not just funny — maybe it’s a warning.
Because Watertown doesn’t need more chalkboard scribblers explaining why your vote doesn’t count. It needs leaders who understand real math — and real people.
About the Author
Trump 4 Life! He MAKES WATERTOWN GREAT AGAIN!! 🇺🇸
Lol Trump still sayin crazy stuff, when will ppl learn?
stop with the MAGA hats, it’s embarrassing.
Six months of Trump got me shook, not in a good way ****
Trump winning means border crackdown workin finally!!1 thx Donny T and Tommy H.
ugh cringy AOC meme flex, save it
Harris lost, end of story—stop trynna stay in spotlight
Nice teeth.
Nah her accent and memes just weird up here 🙂
Watertown ain’t NYC, we done with her meme game smh.
I’d do her!
girls fightin = council spilttttt 😆
That’s freaking halarrious and true.
Funny
Spot On!
Half of Watertown are NAZI’S..plain and simple!
The Watertown Post stole that from the MEME Page. Shame on you Watertown Post that’s inteluctiul property theft YOU ARE FAKE NEWS!
What do you mean by ‘Stole” it appears they are reporting on the “Meme” not reposting it as though it was there creation. Besides it is watermarked with something other than a Meme page watermark. So whats your point?
That’s some serious LOL-level sh*t right there! 😂💯
You guys do know you are commenting on a fake news website 😂🤣😆💀😭
Bro… I laughed so hard I scared the cat.
I choked on my coffee reading this
LOL thx for pointing that out.
That’s some Olympic-level comedy right there! 😂🤣🏅💀
AOC will always be smarter than Trump and all the magots combined. rascist Nazis all of YOU!!!!!!!!
AOC is my Girl.
LOL
Super deep
Wheres the LIKE button?