Williams, IN is a small but vibrant town that has a rich political culture. The local government is comprised of the Mayor and Town Council, who are elected by the citizens every two years. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure development, and community engagement are at the forefront of the local political discourse. Civic groups like the Williams Chamber of Commerce and various neighborhood associations meet regularly to discuss local policies and advocate for their interests. Every election season, citizens line up at polling stations to express their voice in deciding who should represent them in government. It is through this process of democracy that Williams remains an engaged community with a strong commitment to civic responsibility.
The political climate in Williams, IN is very conservative.
Lawrence County, IN is very conservative. In Lawrence County, IN 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williams, IN is very conservative.
Lawrence County, Indiana is very conservative.
Bedford Metro Area is very conservative.
Indiana is somewhat 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.
Williams, Indiana: R R R R R R
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 Williams, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $7,983 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $6,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)