Photo: Mostly Iowa Edits · CC BY-SA 4.0In Williamsburg, 73% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Iowa
Williamsburg’s city government spent $3.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,031 per resident. Water and other utilities ($477,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Williamsburg is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,031 per resident in 2022: less than 74% of them
Williamsburg’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,031 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 91 Iowa cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,177, and the middle half spent $1,027–$1,402. Williamsburg spent less than 74% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($676,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Iowa cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Williamsburg itself left out).
About $1,031 per resident a year, or $2.82 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 26%.
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No trend yet
Williamsburg reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,219 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.58% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Williamsburg’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Williamsburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Williamsburg →
Who’s in charge in Williamsburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 96 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,179).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Williamsburg Community School District
Williamsburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Parnell. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,613 per pupil, $7,974 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Williamsburg voted in 2024
Official results for Williamsburg’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.7%1,081 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.8%797 votesOthers: 1.5% (28 votes).
Most votes in Williamsburg: Donald J Trump
Iowa County: Trump 63.1%, Harris 35.4% · Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
of Williamsburg’s 2,595 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Iowa: 70%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Mariannette Millermeeks
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Williamsburg, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsburg | 56.7% | 41.8% | 1.5% | 1,906 |
| Iowa County | 63.1% | 35.4% | 1.5% | 9,617 |
| Iowa | 55.7% | 42.5% | 1.8% | 1,663,506 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Williamsburg.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Iowa HouseState representatives
- 3Iowa SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Williamsburg’s government
How much does Williamsburg spend per resident?
About $1,031 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,031 was less than 74% of 91 Iowa cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Williamsburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,219 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.58% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Williamsburg’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Williamsburg yet.
How did Williamsburg vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 56.7%, Kamala D Harris 41.8% (1,906 votes, official results). Iowa County: Trump 63.1%, Harris 35.4%. Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%.
How many people work for Williamsburg?
33 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $82,611 (about $991,332 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Williamsburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 46 (Dawn Driscoll) and State House District 91 (Judd Lawler). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →