The politics in Bear River, WY are small-town and close-knit. Residents of the community gather often to discuss local issues and make decisions that will benefit the entire town. The yearly election is a popular event where residents vote for a mayor and four city council members who will represent them during their term. It is important for people to be informed about the candidates when voting, as they are responsible for setting policy and making decisions that will affect everyone in Bear River. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure development, and education funding regularly come up in political discussions so it is important to stay informed of the different agendas of each candidate. Residents value having a say in how their town is run and take pride in ensuring that everyone’s voices are heard when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Bear River, WY is very conservative.
Uinta County, WY is very conservative. In Uinta County, WY 16.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Uinta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 16.9%.
Uinta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bear River, WY is very conservative.
Uinta County, Wyoming is very conservative.
Evanston 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.
Bear River, 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 Bear River, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 260 contributions totaling $7,824 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $11,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)