Sheridan, Wyoming, is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It is home to a diverse population and a wide range of political views. Sheridan is primarily represented by the Republican Party in local politics, with Republicans holding several important posts in the city’s government. The current mayor is an active member of the party and has been since first elected in 2006. Several other Republican candidates have held office across Sheridan and its surrounding areas over the years. In addition to Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and third parties are all represented in Sheridan’s politics, allowing for a multitude of perspectives to be heard on any given issue. Despite this diversity of opinion, citizens from all walks of life seem to share one goal: to ensure that everyone in their community can live happily and safely together.
The political climate in Sheridan, WY is moderately conservative.
Sheridan County, WY is very conservative. In Sheridan County, WY 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sheridan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 24.6%.
Sheridan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sheridan, WY is moderately conservative.
Sheridan County, Wyoming is very conservative.
Sheridan Metro Area 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.
Sheridan, 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 Sheridan, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,498 contributions totaling $188,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,046 contributions totaling $254,480 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)