Williams is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Williams typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Williams, ~13% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Williams compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Williams leans more Republican than 50 of 81 neighbors.
Williams runs about 42 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Williams leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Williams, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Williams, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Williams, IN sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Williams looks the way it does
Turnout in Williams sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fayetteville, IN R+57
- Bryantsville, IN R+61
- Oolitic, IN R+47
- Avoca, IN R+57
- Bedford, IN R+47
- Huron, IN R+62
- Yockey, IN R+55
- Fort Ritner, IN R+54
- East Oolitic, IN R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Inwood, IA R+69
- Lohman, MO R+47
- Clarendon, AR R+52
- Fosters, MI R+32
- Camden, IN R+60
- Metamora, IN R+69
- Ava, IL R+60
- Paris, VA R+14
- Poland, NY R+38
- Cove, AR R+70
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.