† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupWilliamsburgKentuckyUnited States
English12.7%14.5%9.5%
American9.4%11.5%5.3%
Irish9.1%11.0%9.4%
German7.9%12.7%12.5%
Scotch-Irish2.2%0.8%—
Italian1.3%2.0%4.8%
Scottish1.1%2.0%1.3%
Polish0.6%—2.2%
Mexican3.0%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.9%0.5%1.8%
African American†4.5%6.6%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Williamsburg
Kentucky
United States
Median age
24.8
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
33.8%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.3%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Williamsburg
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$38,147
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
30.9%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.2%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Williamsburg
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.5%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
3.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Williamsburg
Kentucky
United States
Catholic
—
7.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
31.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
50.7%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Williamsburg, Kentucky
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−30.4%
2008
−38.0%
2012
−51.9%
2016
−56.8%
2020
−54.5%
2024
−58.4%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004, 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
20.2%Harris308
78.5%Trump1,200
1.3%
R+58.4
R+3.9
R+56.9
1,528
R
22.0%Biden355
76.4%Trump1,235
1.6%
R+54.5
D+2.4
R+58.9
1,616
R
19.6%Clinton295
76.4%Trump1,150
4.0%
R+56.8
R+4.9
R+58.9
1,505
R
23.5%Obama375
75.3%Romney1,204
1.2%
R+51.9
R+13.9
R+55.7
1,598
R
30.2%Obama535
68.1%McCain1,208
1.7%
R+38.0
R+7.6
R+45.2
1,773
R
34.7%Kerry614
65.1%Bush1,152
0.2%
R+30.4
—
R+27.9
1,770
Williamsburg sits in the Cumberland foothills and serves as a regional hub for the surrounding coal-country counties, where Republican candidates have carried local races by wide margins in recent election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 58.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.4 points.
A population of 5,270, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $38,147 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Waynesville and Mabank.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Williamsburg, Kentucky voted Republican by 58.4 points (R+58.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,528 votes cast, 308 went Democratic and 1,200 went Republican.
How many people live in Williamsburg, Kentucky?
Williamsburg, Kentucky has a population of 5,270 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Williamsburg, Kentucky?
Median household income in Williamsburg, Kentucky is $38,147 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Williamsburg, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Williamsburg, Kentucky from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
