Afton, Wyoming is a small town nestled in the Star Valley area of the state, with a population of just over 2,000 people. Although the town is quite small, politics still play an important role in its day-to-day operations. Local and county elections provide a platform for citizens to express their opinions, as well as allowing them to choose the individuals who will govern their city and county. Citizens in Afton are passionate about their local political candidates and take great pride in representing their views at election time. Political debates are held throughout the year that allow for further discussion on issues important to Afton such as taxation, infrastructure development, environmental protection and public safety. Through these debates, all citizens have a chance to become informed on where each candidate stands on various issues that affect their community.
The political climate in Afton, WY is very conservative.
Lincoln County, WY is very conservative. In Lincoln County, WY 14.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.6% to 14.4%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Afton, WY is very conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Afton, 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 Afton, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $8,645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)