Lander, Wyoming is a small town located in Fremont County. It has a population of around 7,000 people and is growing rapidly. Located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Lander offers its residents an opportunity to experience the beauty of nature while still having access to many amenities. Politically, Lander is considered a deep red city with a majority of its citizens voting for conservative candidates in most elections. The town also has two local political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Both parties are actively engaged in local issues such as education, economic development, and environmental protection. Both parties work hard to educate and engage citizens on current issues through social media and events held throughout town. In addition to voting for local elected officials, Lander also sends representatives to the state legislature and congress every two years. Overall, politics in Lander are driven by strong beliefs in traditional values and fiscal responsibility.
The political climate in Lander, WY is moderately conservative.
Fremont County, WY is very conservative. In Fremont County, WY 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fremont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.3% to 30.5%.
Fremont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lander, WY is moderately conservative.
Fremont County, Wyoming is very conservative.
Riverton 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.
Lander, 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 Lander, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 705 contributions totaling $66,495 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 233 contributions totaling $27,147 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)