The politics in 23188 Williamsburg, VA are heavily focused on the preservation of the local historical heritage. The city is home to a number of heritage sites and monuments, such as Colonial Williamsburg and the College of William & Mary which have become powerful symbols for the city. Local political candidates focus on finding ways to protect these cultural icons while still allowing for growth and development in the area. They also seek to support public safety initiatives, invest in infrastructure improvements, finance local educational programs and maintain an atmosphere that encourages civic engagement. Furthermore, they strive to ensure that new businesses can set up shop in Williamsburg while preserving existing ones.
The political climate in Zip 23188 (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 23188 (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 23188 (Williamsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,781 contributions totaling $211,556 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,461 contributions totaling $233,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)