Williamsburg, FL is a small town located in the northwest region of Florida. It is known for its quiet, rural charm and friendly atmosphere. As such, the local politics in Williamsburg are relatively low key and consist mainly of local elections that focus on issues like taxes, zoning, infrastructure improvements, and other municipal matters. Elections usually feature a few well-known candidates who have experience in public service or business who are running to represent their district in order to make positive changes for their community. Although turnout is typically low for these elections due to the town's smaller population, those that do vote are passionate about making sure their voices are heard in order to help shape the future of Williamsburg.
The political climate in Williamsburg, FL is somewhat liberal.
Orange County, FL is moderately liberal. In Orange County, FL 60.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.9% to 37.8%.
Orange county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williamsburg, FL is somewhat liberal.
Orange County, Florida is moderately liberal.
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Florida is leaning conservative.
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, Florida: d 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, FL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 334 contributions totaling $29,175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $62,442 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $443 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)