Burns, WY is a small rural town located in the eastern part of the state. It has a population of just over 2,000 people and a rich local history. Although it is a small community, politics play an important role in Burns, WY. There are several political candidates in the area who are dedicated to representing their constituents and making sure that their voices are heard. These candidates include representatives from the various political parties such as Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, and Independents. The local elections are essential in determining who will be put forward to represent the people of Burns and make decisions on their behalf. All citizens have the right to choose which candidate they believe is best suited for office as well as what policies they want to support. Political engagement is vital to ensure that leaders in Burns are acting in accordance with what its citizens desire and that everyone’s opinion matters when it comes to decision-making processes.
The political climate in Burns, WY is strongly 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
Burns, WY is strongly 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.
Burns, 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 Burns, WY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $3,856 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)