Saratoga, Wyoming is located in Carbon County and is home to a small population of just over 1,700 people. It is a small and rural town that traditionally has taken a conservative stance politically. Currently, Saratoga prides itself on being the only town in Wyoming still dominated by the Republican party. Local politics in Saratoga are focused on issues such as keeping taxes low and protecting public lands for recreational use. The city council is made up of members from various political parties and backgrounds, who work together to ensure the progress of the town. Saratoga residents are also very active in local elections and regularly vote for individuals who share their beliefs about important topics such as economic growth, education reform, and infrastructure investment. In addition to local elections, Saratoga residents often take part in statewide initiatives to help improve life for everyone living within Wyoming’s borders.
The political climate in Saratoga, WY is strongly conservative.
Carbon County, WY is very conservative. In Carbon County, WY 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carbon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 21.4%.
Carbon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Saratoga, WY is strongly conservative.
Carbon County, Wyoming 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.
Saratoga, 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 Saratoga, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $2,961 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $10,084,115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110,814 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)