Williamsburg is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Williamsburg typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Williamsburg, ~9% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Williamsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Williamsburg is the most Republican-leaning.
Williamsburg runs about 78 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Williamsburg is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Williamsburg, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Illinois average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 89% of households in Williamsburg are family households, in the top fraction of cities. Williamsburg runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Williamsburg, IL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Williamsburg looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Williamsburg sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Williamsburg rent, above 83% of cities. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Williamsburg have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Yatesville, IL R+52
- Principio Furnace, MD R+28
- Jerseyville, NJ R+30
- Jemtland, ME R+36
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Illinois State Board 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.