Williamsburg, MA is a small town located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It has a vibrant and active political scene with many local candidates running for various offices each election cycle. It is home to the district attorney's office and the county court house, both of which are heavily involved in the local political landscape. The town also hosts several town hall meetings throughout the year which provide residents with an opportunity to learn more about their representatives and upcoming elections. The Williamsburg Town Council is also actively involved in community issues and works hard to ensure that all residents have a voice when it comes to decision making. Residents have access to a variety of opinions on issues regarding local government policies through various outlets such as newspapers, radio shows, and public forums. Together these outlets provide citizens with information necessary for informed voting decisions during election season.
The political climate in Williamsburg, MA is somewhat liberal.
Hampshire County, MA is very liberal. In Hampshire County, MA 72.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hampshire county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.1% to 25.4%.
Hampshire county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williamsburg, MA is somewhat liberal.
Hampshire County, Massachusetts is very liberal.
Springfield Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Massachusetts is very 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, Massachusetts: 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, MA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,976 contributions totaling $165,297 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $5,466 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)