Basin, Wyoming is a small town located in Big Horn County. It has a rich history and many people call it home. Although the town has seen some growth in recent years, the local politics are largely focused on supporting the community as a whole. Issues such as education, economic development, infrastructure, and public safety are common topics of discussion at local meetings and forums. Basin also boasts a strong sense of civic engagement with the residents taking an active role in all aspects of local politics from voting to campaigning for candidates. However, while there is much enthusiasm among its citizens for participating in the political process, Basin remains relatively conservative with its decisions and policies. Despite this conservative nature, Basin's diverse population provides unique perspectives which often result in innovative solutions to complex issues.
The political climate in Basin, WY is strongly conservative.
Big Horn County, WY is very conservative. In Big Horn County, WY 13.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Big Horn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.6% to 13.7%.
Big Horn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Basin, WY is strongly conservative.
Big Horn 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.
Basin, 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 Basin, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $752 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,265 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)