Williamsburg is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Williamsburg typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Williamsburg, ~9% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Williamsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Williamsburg leans more Republican than 11 of 77 neighbors.
Williamsburg runs about 39 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Williamsburg. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 29 points.
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.
Williamsburg votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, modestly above the Kentucky average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Williamsburg, KY does.
Why turnout in Williamsburg looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Williamsburg is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 5 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 42% of households in Williamsburg rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Williamsburg have completed high school, below 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Emlyn, KY R+73
- Goldbug, KY R+65
- Redbird, KY R+77
- Clio, KY R+77
- Louden, KY R+82
- Rockholds, KY R+77
- Saxton, KY R+76
- Gatliff, KY R+81
- Duckrun, KY R+78
- Gausdale, KY R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greendale, WI D+4
- Sunbury, PA R+34
- Dayton, NV R+42
- New Carlisle, OH R+43
- Malibu, CA D+27
- Fernway, PA R+9
- Hazel Park, MI D+18
- Brookside, DE D+24
- Hooksett, NH D+6
- West University Place, TX D+7
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky 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.