Cheyenne, WY 82009 is the capital of Wyoming and home to the Wyoming State Capitol. Politics in Cheyenne are dominated by the Republican Party. Cheyenne's mayor and city council members are all elected to four year terms from a nonpartisan ballot, with no party affiliation shown. The current mayor is Marian Orr who was first elected in 2015. Other important political figures include state representatives Tom Walters and Dan Zwonitzer, as well as US senator John Barrasso, all Republicans representing the state of Wyoming. In addition to these political leaders, there are many other local organizations that provide support for citizens throughout Cheyenne such as the League of Women Voters, the NAACP, and others. With these groups working together to ensure that everyone has a voice in local politics, this city is sure to remain a hub for politically engaged citizens.
The political climate in Zip 82009 (Cheyenne, WY) is moderately conservative.
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
Zip 82009 (Cheyenne, WY) is moderately conservative.
Cheyenne, Wyoming is moderately conservative.
Laramie County, Wyoming 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.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 82009 (Cheyenne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,071 contributions totaling $129,795 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 796 contributions totaling $308,899 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)