Williamsburg, VA is a small city in Virginia's Historic Triangle. The city has a long history of political engagement, dating back to the days of the American Revolution. Today, Williamsburg is home to a diverse group of citizens who are passionate about their local politics. The city is represented on the state and federal level by a number of representatives from both major parties. At the local level, Williamsburg residents vote for candidates running for City Council and Mayor each year. These elected officials are responsible for setting policy and making decisions that affect everyday life in the city. Local issues such as taxes, public safety, education, infrastructure and economic development all receive attention from these elected leaders. With an active citizenry and engaged leadership, Williamsburg remains dedicated to democracy and achieving its goals as a vibrant community.
The political climate in Williamsburg, VA is strongly liberal.
Williamsburg City County, VA is very liberal. In Williamsburg City County, VA 69.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williamsburg city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.6% to 28.5%.
Williamsburg city county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williamsburg, VA is strongly liberal.
Williamsburg City County, Virginia is very liberal.
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Virginia is somewhat 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.
Williamsburg, Virginia: r d D D D D
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Williamsburg, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,382 contributions totaling $709,671 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,083 contributions totaling $630,943 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)