Riverton, Wyoming is a small town situated in the Northern part of the state near the beautiful Wind River Range. The local political atmosphere is one of traditional western values and more conservative ideologies. In recent years, there have been several initiatives that have seen an increase in support from local residents such as maintaining public lands and open spaces for recreational purposes, protecting the rights of small business owners, and maintaining a balanced budget. Community members regularly discuss these issues during town meetings or through organizations dedicated to promoting certain causes. Although there are no current local political candidates running for office, many citizens take an active interest in keeping up to date with national and statewide politics so they can make educated decisions when it comes time to cast their vote.
The political climate in Riverton, WY is moderately conservative.
Fremont County, WY is very conservative. In Fremont County, WY 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fremont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.3% to 30.5%.
Fremont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riverton, WY is moderately conservative.
Fremont County, Wyoming is very conservative.
Riverton 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.
Riverton, 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 Riverton, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 301 contributions totaling $17,566 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 182 contributions totaling $29,224 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)