The politics in Bedford, WY are largely influenced by the smaller population size of the town. With only around 500 people living there, local political candidates do not usually come into play in elections. The majority of people living in Bedford are registered to vote and actively participate in local and state-wide election processes. While there is no actual local government to speak of, citizens still have a voice in the direction their community takes. This is accomplished through volunteerism, working with county and state-level government representatives, and raising awareness about important issues. Community meetings are held regularly to discuss proposed changes or new initiatives for Bedford and all its citizens.
The political climate in Bedford, WY is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, WY is very conservative. In Lincoln County, WY 14.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.6% to 14.4%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bedford, WY is strongly conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Bedford, 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 Bedford, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 125 contributions totaling $11,625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $8,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)