† 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
GroupWilliamsburgVirginiaUnited States
English17.1%12.0%9.5%
Irish14.8%9.1%9.4%
German13.2%10.1%12.5%
Italian7.4%3.9%4.8%
American5.1%8.4%5.3%
Scottish3.0%1.9%1.3%
French2.5%1.3%1.6%
Polish2.2%1.6%2.2%
African American†12.9%15.6%9.9%
Jamaican0.5%0.3%0.4%
Haitian0.4%—0.3%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%——
Bahamian0.2%——
Salvadoran3.1%2.1%0.7%
Puerto Rican1.5%1.4%1.8%
Mexican0.9%2.4%11.3%
Venezuelan0.5%——
Cuban0.4%—0.7%
Chilean0.3%——
Panamanian0.2%——
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Chinese2.6%0.8%1.3%
Filipino1.3%0.9%0.9%
Korean0.8%0.8%0.4%
Asian Indian0.6%1.8%1.4%
Vietnamese0.6%0.7%0.6%
Nepalese0.4%——
Taiwanese0.2%——
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
Virginia
United States
Median age
23.7
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
40.9%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.5%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Williamsburg
Virginia
United States
Median household income
$75,604
$93,170
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.8%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
45.8%
42.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Williamsburg
Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.8%
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.4%
7.9%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.5%
0.5%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
2.5%
2.6%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
2.0%
0.7%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Williamsburg
Virginia
United States
Catholic
—
10.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
19.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
54.3%
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, Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+3.5%
2008
+29.2%
2012
+28.5%
2016
+42.8%
2020
+41.1%
2024
+44.0%
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, 2012, 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
D
71.0%Harris5,641
27.0%Trump2,144
2.1%
D+44.0
D+2.9
D+45.5
7,948
D
69.6%Biden4,790
28.5%Trump1,963
1.9%
D+41.1
R+1.7
D+36.6
6,883
D
68.1%Clinton5,220
25.4%Trump1,943
6.5%
D+42.8
D+14.3
D+40.7
7,661
D
63.2%Obama4,922
34.7%Romney2,704
2.1%
D+28.5
R+0.7
D+24.6
7,789
D
63.9%Obama4,328
34.8%McCain2,353
1.3%
D+29.2
D+25.7
D+21.9
6,769
D
51.3%Kerry2,216
47.8%Bush2,064
0.9%
D+3.5
—
D+6.0
4,320
Williamsburg's electorate skews heavily toward degree-holders, driven by one of the oldest universities in the country; the city's small residential population means a few hundred votes can swing its reported margins by several points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.0 points.
A population of 15,798, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,604 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of North College Hill and South Hill.
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, Virginia voted Democratic by 44.0 points (D+44.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,948 votes cast, 5,641 went Democratic and 2,144 went Republican.
How many people live in Williamsburg, Virginia?
Williamsburg, Virginia has a population of 15,798 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Williamsburg, Virginia?
Median household income in Williamsburg, Virginia is $75,604 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Williamsburg, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Williamsburg, Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
