Laramie, Wyoming is a small city of about 32,000 people. It’s nestled in the southeastern part of the state and its location near the Snowy Range Mountains makes it a beautiful place to live. Politically, Laramie is known for being highly progressive. The local government often focuses on protecting its citizens’ civil rights as well as their quality of life through initiatives such as green energy projects and environmental protection policies. Laramie also has strong political representation in the state legislature with several elected officials representing different parties and viewpoints. In addition, there are a number of established non-profit organizations that aim to advocate for progressive policies throughout the state. All in all, Laramie is an ideal place for both conservative and liberal politics, making it an interesting area to explore when it comes to learning about current political debates.
The political climate in Laramie, WY is leaning liberal.
Albany County, WY is leaning liberal. In Albany County, WY 48.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Albany county flipped Democratic, 48.8% to 46.1%.
Albany county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laramie, WY is leaning liberal.
Albany County, Wyoming is leaning liberal.
Laramie Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Laramie, Wyoming: R R d r r d
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 Laramie, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,578 contributions totaling $239,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 432 contributions totaling $79,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)