† 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
GroupWilliamsonWest VirginiaUnited States
Irish9.0%12.3%9.4%
English8.3%15.7%9.5%
American4.4%9.5%5.3%
German2.8%14.7%12.5%
Italian1.3%4.1%4.8%
Scottish0.8%2.1%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.7%1.3%—
Dutch0.4%——
African American†6.6%2.6%9.9%
African2.8%—0.5%
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
Williamson
West Virginia
United States
Median age
42.7
42.9
39.1
Age 18–24
4.4%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.2%
21.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Williamson
West Virginia
United States
Median household income
$21,875
$59,608
$84,427
Poverty rate
49.1%
16.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
10.4%
24.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Williamson
West Virginia
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.0%
2.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Williamson
West Virginia
United States
Catholic
—
5.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
16.4%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
62.3%
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.
Williamson, West Virginia
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+16.9%
2008
−8.1%
2012
−23.2%
2016
−36.2%
2020
−35.1%
2024
−41.7%
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
R
28.4%Harris270
70.1%Trump667
1.6%
R+41.7
R+6.6
R+40.2
952
R
31.8%Biden348
66.9%Trump733
1.4%
R+35.1
D+1.1
R+39.6
1,096
R
30.4%Clinton326
66.6%Trump714
3.0%
R+36.2
R+13.0
R+38.3
1,072
R
37.0%Obama426
60.3%Romney693
2.7%
R+23.2
R+15.1
R+27.1
1,150
R
44.9%Obama567
52.9%McCain669
2.2%
R+8.1
R+24.9
R+15.3
1,264
D
58.3%Kerry944
41.4%Bush671
0.2%
D+16.9
—
D+19.3
1,619
Williamson anchors one of West Virginia's most economically distressed corners, a former coal shipping hub whose shrinking population has tracked closely with the broader Appalachian out-migration wave reshaping the state's electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.9 points in 2004 and a Republican high of 41.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.7 points.
A population of 2,919, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $21,875 describe the city.
In 2024, Williamson, West Virginia voted Republican by 41.7 points (R+41.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 952 votes cast, 270 went Democratic and 667 went Republican.
When did Williamson, West Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Williamson, West Virginia voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in Williamson, West Virginia?
Williamson, West Virginia has a population of 2,919 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Williamson, West Virginia?
Median household income in Williamson, West Virginia is $21,875 — below the national median of $80,734. The West Virginia state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Williamson, West Virginia?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Williamson, West Virginia from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
