Williamsburg city, Virginia

2024 results by precinct

2 precincts · 7,894 votes cast

Harris · D+44

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+44.3%	5,613	2,119	7,894
2020	D	+41.1%	4,790	1,963	6,883
2016	D	+43.0%	5,206	1,925	7,626
2012	D	+28.7%	4,903	2,682	7,748
2008	D	+29.1%	4,328	2,353	6,787
2004	D	+3.5%	2,216	2,064	4,320
2000	R	−1.4%	1,724	1,777	3,725
1996	D	+7.2%	1,820	1,560	3,592
1992	D	+13.6%	1,856	1,349	3,719
1988	R	−3.5%	1,534	1,648	3,237
1984	R	−13.1%	1,469	1,913	3,402
1980	R	−4.9%	1,199	1,344	2,953
1976	R	−5.8%	1,468	1,654	3,195
1972	R	−16.5%	1,274	1,786	3,108
1968	R	−6.7%	991	1,156	2,474
1964	D	+12.7%	1,171	906	2,093
1960	R	−19.3%	486	721	1,220
1956	R	−33.4%	362	775	1,238
1952	R	−24.5%	483	797	1,283
1948	R	−2.6%	312	334	849
1944	D	+36.2%	454	211	671
1940	D	+36.8%	367	168	541
1936	D	+59.9%	389	96	489
1932	D	+57.0%	387	99	505
1928	D	+52.0%	310	98	408
1924	D	+72.4%	196	31	228
1920	D	+45.6%	166	62	228
1916	D	+64.4%	97	21	118
1912	D	+73.4%	113	11	139
1908	D	+42.4%	120	48	170
1904	D	+46.5%	103	37	142
1900	D	+28.5%	161	88	256
1896	D	+11.1%	113	90	207
1892	D	+0.8%	122	120	243
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

11.5%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 23.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.5%

85+

0.6%

2.2%

75–84

3.7%

4.4%

65–74

5.1%

4.0%

55–64

5.2%

1.7%

45–54

3.4%

4.2%

35–44

3.7%

4.3%

25–34

4.6%

18.5%

18–24

22.4%

4.4%

5–17

3.7%

1.2%

1.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$75,604

Williamsburg city ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Williamsburg city$75,604

Virginia$93,170

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

18.8%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

23.5%

Methodist

14.8%

Other Christian

8.1%

Baptist

2.8%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Williamsburg's electorate is heavily shaped by William & Mary's student and faculty population, producing one of Virginia's most lopsided presidential margins — Democrat by 44.5 points in 2024 — in a city of fewer than 12,000 residents.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Williamsburg city peaked at seventy-three points in 1912; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2004 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of four points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. Williamsburg city's median household income of $75,604 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Washington County and Juneau City and Borough.

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Williamsburg city changed its political identity.