Williamsburg, Virginia is located within the VA County and is a city with an abundance of history and culture. The politics in this city are largely based around the growth and development of the community. This includes increasing access to quality healthcare services, investing in public education, boosting economic opportunities, protecting environmental resources, and supporting local businesses. Local political candidates in Williamsburg are often focused on these issues and work to ensure that their constituents have access to the best possible resources available to them. In recent years, the political climate in Williamsburg has grown more diverse as new elected officials have been elected to represent the needs of their community. With an increasingly engaged population that is willing to get involved in local politics, Williamsburg looks forward to a brighter future for all its citizens.
The political climate in 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 City County, VA 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 City, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 City County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $10,830 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $12,983 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)