Wyoming, Nebraska is a small rural community located in the southeastern corner of the state. Although it has a population of under 1,000 people, Wyoming is home to a vibrant political landscape where local residents are engaged and passionate about their political beliefs. The town holds elections for mayor and city council every two years, with the most recent election taking place in 2019. Local candidates for these positions come from both major parties, as well as from independent backgrounds. Issues important to Wyomingites include fiscal responsibility, economic development, conservation of natural resources, and support for small businesses. As a tight-knit community that values tradition and pride in its local government, Wyoming has been able to work together to make sure its citizens have access to safe neighborhoods and strong schools.
The political climate in Wyoming, NE is strongly conservative.
Holt County, NE is very conservative. In Holt County, NE 12.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Holt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.9% to 12.4%.
Holt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wyoming, NE is strongly conservative.
Holt County, Nebraska is very conservative.
Nebraska is moderately 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.
Wyoming, Nebraska: 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 Wyoming, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $9,246 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)