Williamsburg, KY Voting


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Williamsburg, KY is a small town located in Whitley County in southeastern Kentucky. It is home to a diverse population of approximately 5,000 people and is known for its strong sense of community. Politically, the town has traditionally leaned towards conservative values, but more recently has seen an increase in progressive ideas. The local government consists of a mayor and four commissioners who are elected by the citizens every four years. The city strives for transparency and open communication with its citizens as well as promoting local economic development. Community involvement is also a priority, with local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce working to create opportunities for business growth and volunteerism within the city limits.

The political climate in Williamsburg, KY is moderately conservative.

Whitley County, KY is very conservative. In Whitley County, KY 16.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.

In the last Presidential election, Whitley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 16.6%.
Whitley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.


The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index

Williamsburg, KY is moderately conservative.


Whitley County, Kentucky is very conservative.

London Metro Area is very conservative.

Kentucky is strongly 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, Kentucky: 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 Williamsburg, KY

In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,053 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.

In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $11,424 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.

(source: Federal Election Commission)

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