Laramie, WY County is located in the southeastern corner of Wyoming and is an area that is known for its vibrant and active political landscape. The county has several small towns and cities within it that are governed by a mix of local elected officials, community-led initiatives, and state guidelines. Among the key topics impacting politics in the county are economic development, public safety, education, infrastructure investments, environmental protection, energy policy, and much more. Local elections often feature highly contested races as candidates fight to gain office and serve the citizens of Laramie County. Candidates from both major political parties routinely hold lively debates on issues important to the residents of Laramie County in order to win their support. Political engagement can take several forms from attending meetings or rallies to voting in local elections. This political activity helps shape the future of Laramie County for years to come.
The political climate in Laramie County, WY is strongly conservative.
In Laramie County, WY 33.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Laramie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 33.8%.
Laramie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laramie County, WY is strongly conservative.
Cheyenne Metro Area is strongly 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.
Laramie, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 County, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,545 contributions totaling $248,252 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,571 contributions totaling $438,424 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)