Williams Mill is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Williams Mill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Williams Mill, ~11% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Williams Mill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Williams Mill leans more Republican than 60 of 84 neighbors.
Williams Mill runs about 77 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Williams Mill is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Williams Mill. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Williams Mill 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 Mill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Williams Mill drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Williams Mill runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Williams Mill, VA 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 Mill looks the way it does
Turnout in Williams Mill sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gate City, VA R+66
- Manville, VA R+75
- Snowflake, VA R+72
- Fort Blackmore, VA R+77
- Kerns, VA R+77
- Weber City, VA R+65
- Wood, VA R+75
- Rye Cove, VA R+76
- Hiltons, VA R+72
- Bloomingdale, TN R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pritchetts, GA R+69
- Callaville, VA R+19
- East Smethport, PA R+55
- East Line, NY Even
- Gorham, IL R+50
- Wellersburg, PA R+73
- Orgas, WV R+65
- North Otis, MA D+18
- Goodrich, ME R+32
- Martin Junction, LA R+40
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department of 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.