† 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
GroupWilliamstownMassachusettsUnited States
Irish16.2%18.6%9.4%
Italian12.6%11.1%4.8%
English11.7%9.7%9.5%
German8.9%5.4%12.5%
French7.7%4.7%1.6%
Polish5.6%3.4%2.2%
American3.6%3.3%5.3%
French Canadian2.7%——
Chinese2.0%2.5%1.3%
Asian Indian1.2%1.9%1.4%
Korean1.2%0.4%0.4%
Nepalese1.2%——
Puerto Rican2.2%4.6%1.8%
Colombian0.9%0.6%0.4%
Salvadoran0.6%1.1%0.7%
Mexican0.4%0.8%11.3%
Ecuadorian0.3%0.3%—
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Dominican0.2%2.7%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.8%0.5%
African American†3.2%2.6%9.9%
African0.9%0.3%0.5%
Ghanaian0.5%——
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
Williamstown
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
21.9
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
44.8%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.1%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Williamstown
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$97,917
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.0%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
75.4%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Williamstown
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.7%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.5%
9.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.8%
1.9%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
3.6%
6.1%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.9%
2.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Williamstown
Massachusetts
United States
Catholic
—
35.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
3.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
51.4%
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.
Williamstown, Massachusetts
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+59.6%
2008
+64.5%
2012
+67.4%
2016
+70.6%
2020
+74.0%
2024
+69.7%
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 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle 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
D
82.6%Harris1,325
12.9%Trump207
4.5%
D+69.7
R+4.4
D+71.1
1,605
D
86.1%Biden1,472
12.0%Trump206
1.9%
D+74.0
D+3.4
D+69.6
1,710
D
82.5%Clinton1,379
11.9%Trump199
5.6%
D+70.6
D+3.2
D+68.5
1,671
D
82.6%Obama1,530
15.2%Romney282
2.2%
D+67.4
D+2.9
D+63.5
1,852
D
81.4%Obama1,335
17.0%McCain278
1.6%
D+64.5
D+4.9
D+57.2
1,640
D
79.0%Kerry1,284
19.4%Bush316
1.5%
D+59.6
—
D+62.0
1,625
Williamstown's voting patterns track closely with its identity as a residential liberal-arts college community; the student and faculty population skews the electorate younger and more highly educated than most of rural Berkshire County.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 74.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 69.7 points.
A population of 5,070, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,917 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of New Paltz and Middlebury.
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, Williamstown, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 69.7 points (D+69.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,605 votes cast, 1,325 went Democratic and 207 went Republican.
How many people live in Williamstown, Massachusetts?
Williamstown, Massachusetts has a population of 5,070 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Williamstown, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Williamstown, Massachusetts is $97,917 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Williamstown, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Williamstown, Massachusetts from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
