Williamsburg, Virginia is located in the 23185 zip code. Though it is not a large city, it has a strong political presence. Residents are actively involved in politics and have had significant impact on the local legislative process. There are many locally elected candidates that advocate for the needs of their constituents in Williamsburg, VA. These candidates seek to ensure that all residents have access to the resources and representation they need. They also strive to improve the quality of life for those living in Williamsburg through initiatives such as economic development, public education reform and environmental protection. Through active participation from both citizens and elected officials, Williamsburg remains an engaged and influential political hub in southeastern Virginia.
The political climate in Zip 23185 (Williamsburg, VA) is leaning liberal.
James City County, VA is leaning liberal. In James City County, VA 51.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, James City county flipped Democratic, 51.5% to 46.7%.
James City county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 23185 (Williamsburg, VA) is leaning liberal.
Williamsburg, Virginia is leaning liberal.
James City County, Virginia is leaning 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, Virginia: R R r R r 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 zip 23185 (Williamsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,513 contributions totaling $487,285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,520 contributions totaling $384,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)