Williamstown is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Williamstown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Williamstown, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Williamstown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Williamstown leans more Republican than 36 of 76 neighbors.
Williamstown runs about 49 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Williamstown 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 Williamstown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Williamstown, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Ohio average of 23%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 89% of residents in Williamstown drive to work alone, above 91% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Williamstown are family households, above 93% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Williamstown, OH sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Williamstown looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Williamstown own their home, about 20 points above the Ohio average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Williamstown have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dunkirk, OH R+59
- Arlington, OH R+55
- Jenera, OH R+59
- Dola, OH R+63
- Forest, OH R+60
- Mount Blanchard, OH R+62
- Houcktown, OH R+61
- Patterson, OH R+64
- Maysville, OH R+57
- Rawson, OH R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crafton, TX R+76
- Wyandot, OH R+65
- Dermont, KY R+54
- Blenheim, SC R+36
- Curdsville, VA R+27
- Dustin, OK R+61
- Theodore, MD R+56
- Lake Brownwood, TX R+78
- Avery, IA R+49
- Roscoe, PA R+25
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio 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.