Casper, Wyoming is a small city located in the central-eastern part of the state with a population of about 59,000 people. The local politics in Casper are regulated by the county government as well as the city council. The County Commission is comprised of three commissioners who are elected to four-year terms and responsible for representing their constituents. The Casper City Council is made up of seven members who are tasked with creating and enforcing laws that ensure the safety and prosperity of citizens in the city. The city council is also responsible for setting budgets and taxes that contribute to public services such as roads, parks, education, police protection, and fire protection. Every two years, there are elections held for both county commissioner positions and city council members. Local candidates from both major parties often run for these positions in order to provide their constituents with representatives who align with their beliefs and interests.
The political climate in Casper, WY is moderately conservative.
Natrona County, WY is very conservative. In Natrona County, WY 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Natrona county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 24.2%.
Natrona county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Casper, WY is moderately conservative.
Natrona County, Wyoming is very conservative.
Casper Metro Area is very conservative.
Wyoming is very conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Casper, Wyoming: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Casper, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,243 contributions totaling $297,953 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,639 contributions totaling $931,003 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)