The city of Cheyenne, WY has a rich history in politics and continues to be an active part of the state’s political landscape. As the state capital, Cheyenne is home to many elected officials who represent the citizens of Wyoming in both national and local matters. The city is known for being a hub of activity during election season, with candidates often visiting local neighborhoods for meet-and-greet events. With Wyoming's small population size, Cheyenne serves as an important place for voters to connect with current leaders and express their opinions directly. Additionally, it serves as a platform to introduce new policies or decisions through initiatives such as ballot questions that get put before the voters. As the center of Wyoming politics, Cheyenne is always abuzz with political activity.
The political climate in Cheyenne, WY is somewhat 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
Cheyenne, WY is somewhat 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 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 Cheyenne, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,623 contributions totaling $741,771 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,380 contributions totaling $1,278,771 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)