Williamsburg, MI is a small village located in Grand Traverse County with a population of approximately 700 people. It is governed by an elected board of trustees and a local mayor who are responsible for the day-to-day operations and policies within the village. The trustees meet monthly to discuss financial matters and create new ordinances, while the mayor coordinates all activities. Elections take place every two years for both positions, giving citizens a chance to have their voices heard and select leaders they believe will best represent their interests. Political issues in Williamsburg typically center around zoning laws, taxation, public services, infrastructure improvements, or environmental concerns. The village also works closely with the county government for regional initiatives that may benefit all residents. Overall, Williamsburg politics are driven by the needs of its citizens and strive to maintain harmonious relationships between neighbors.
The political climate in Zip 49690 (Williamsburg, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Grand Traverse County, MI is leaning conservative. In Grand Traverse County, MI 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand Traverse county remained Republican, 50.5% to 47.5%.
Grand Traverse county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49690 (Williamsburg, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Williamsburg, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Grand Traverse County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Michigan is leaning 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, Michigan: 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 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 zip 49690 (Williamsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 353 contributions totaling $42,117 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $29,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)