The Cheyenne, WY Metro Area has a vibrant political landscape with many different individuals and organizations involved in the community. Local politics are largely dominated by the city of Cheyenne itself, which holds a mayor and four council members. The city council meets on the first Tuesday of every month to discuss issues that affect the local population. Every two years, citizens also have the opportunity to participate in elections for local offices including mayor, city council members, county commissioners, and school board representatives. Furthermore, citizens can join or become active in various civic organizations such as Rotary Clubs, Chambers of Commerce, and volunteer service groups to connect with their elected officials and make their voices heard. With so many different avenues available for engagement, it is easy for residents of Cheyenne to stay up-to-date on news related to local politics and take part in shaping their community’s future.
The political climate in Cheyenne Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Cheyenne Metro Area 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, the Cheyenne metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 33.8%.
The Cheyenne metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Cheyenne, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Cheyenne Metro Area
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)